Meanings

no matter what it is

district attorney (US)

thankfully

firestorm

retaliatory personnel decision (demotion, sacking, etc.)

beyond one's control

Tungchow Mutiny (1937)

declaration of a state of emergency

general contractor

solicitor (legal practitioner)

Musha Incident (Taiwan; 1930)

congestion caused by a traffic accident

anecdotal evidence

reply

nothing special

to do as much as is humanly possible

accident-prone zone

to not turn out as one wishes

meal ticket

(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States