facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
will not do; do not; does not
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
back (of a chair); backrest
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
younger scholar; future reference
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
bureau director; office chief
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
rationality; reasonableness
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor