managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to repeat; to be frequent
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
inspection; examination; check
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be intimate with; to befriend
association; society; organization; organisation
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
on the sea; surface of the sea
private company; private corporation
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation