pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
suggestion; hint; implication
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
major surgery; major operation
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
simply; merely; only; solely
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to take away; to carry away
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
hard fight; difficult struggle
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
industrial spy; industrial espionage
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)