even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
society; public; community; social studies
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
practical problem; practical matter
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
mobilization; mobilisation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
estimate (of costs); budget
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society