management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
shady; underhanded; questionable
hygiene-related; sanitary; from a hygiene standpoint; in terms of hygiene; with respect to health
military expansion; arms buildup
source of information; intelligence source; message source
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
political measures; policy
useless; vain; aimless; idle
considering something taboo; treating something as taboo
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
deliberation; discussion; consideration
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
raw materials; ingredient
staying behind; remaining; residual
suffocating; asphyxiating
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to press a question; to cross-examine
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment