presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
arrest; apprehension; capture
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
topic of discussion; agenda
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
how much; how many; however
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
along the road; along the way
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
on the occasion of; at the time of
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
matter of time; question of time
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough