shall ...; to assume; to suppose
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to pause; to have a short intermission
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
raising (a question); posing (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; (arch.) lifting up
elated; triumphant; proud
heating power; thermal power; firepower
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
general; overall; across-the-board
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
judgment; judgement; discernment
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
human resources; man-power resources
number of persons; personnel
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
secrecy; highly classified information
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
supply; provision; service; supply
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)