to reduce a list of options to a smaller number
オプションのリストを小さな数に絞る (opushon no risuto o chiisana kazu ni shiboru)
"We’ve narrowed down the candidates to the final three."
"私たちは候補者のリストを最後の3人に絞りました。" (Watashitachi wa kouhosha no risuto o saigo no 3-ri ni shiborimashita.)
following the exact wording of the law
an issue used by politicians for their own advantage
to offer peace or reconciliation
to be confident and happy with who you are
to avoid laughing in a funny situation
to stop being angry and not remember someone’s mistake
