cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to lose sight of; to miss
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
all you want; as much as one wants
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
starting point; starting line
to be too late; to be too slow