disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
anything and everything; just about everything
transparency; clarity; coherence
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
all (there is); as long as there is
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
serious criminal; heinous criminal