not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
atrocious crime; heinous crime
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
social; societal; societary
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
application; request; petition
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
sanction; approval; decision
right (to do something); authority; power
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to move around; to move about; to get around
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
protest; refutation; pleading
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
concession; conciliation; compromise
sick person; patient; invalid
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
by means of; due to; because of; according to
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant