outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
grasp; catch; understanding
regret; repentance; remorse
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
place where one works; construction site; working area
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
victory stand; winners' podium
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview