direct control; direct supervision
each individual; each person
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
very likely; very probable
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
large amount of money; great cost
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to gain a victory; to win
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
proposal; motion; recommendation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)