character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
reduction of armaments; disarmament
education; training; discipline
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
disagreement; disapproval; objection; dissent; non-consent
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
Concorde fallacy; Concorde effect; sunk cost fallacy
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
irrational (line of) argument
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
Japan and the Philippines
Lorraine (France); Roleine
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
change of course; route change; direction change
to be sooty; to be stained
organizational culture; culture of an organization
recovery; undoing; recall
state secrets; secrets of the state
study (of something); discussion; discourse
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
personal business; sole proprietorship
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
professional; careerman; worker
selective; optional; alternative
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die