clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
another's parent; another's parents
to be distressed with debts
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
the right person in the right place
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
in succession; one after another
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
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
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
final scene; the end; finale
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
a long time ago; in those days