plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
troublesome; annoying; complicated
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
8th day of the month; eight days
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
few decades; many decades; several decades
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
otherwise; or else; if not
failure; mistake; blunder
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be able to manage somehow or other
minimum; at the very least
important point; point to make note of
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
match; game; bout; contest
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to take measures (against); to take steps
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
from the beginning; from scratch
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
countermeasure; counter-measure