(n) unscrupulous (crooked, fraudulent) business practices
pernicious sales methods
(n) (comp) problem definition
problem description
(n,vs) raising a question
posing a problem
setting a hare running
(n) problematical statement
controversial statement
(n) problem area
(n) (comp) transportation problem
(n) exercises
practice problem
practise problem
(n) labor problem
labour problem
(n) being much talked about
creating a stir
being the talk of town
(n) abduction issue (esp. of those Japanese abducted by North Korea)
(P)
(n) past (exam) question collection
(n) technical problem
(n) (comp) technical problem, issue
(exp) to bring up for discussion
(n) boundary value problem
(n) controversy over school textbooks (i.e. history texts avoiding reference to Japanese military, etc. acts)
(n) just a matter of time
(exp) to entitle
(n) global problem
global issue
(n) unresolved problem
(n) propositional logic
(n) (comp) problem solution
(exp) to deal with (handle) a matter
(n) territorial dispute
(exp) to be in the news
to be talked about
to become a popular topic of conversation
to become the talk of the town
to become topical
(n) hidden agenda
(n) insoluble problem
(n) technical problem
(exp) saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
(adj-na) completely submissive to another person