virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to increase (an amount of money or goods)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
you (plural); all of you; you all
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
wholly owned (e.g. subsidiary); fully owned
Islamic State; IS; Daesh; information separator; delimiter
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
medium; mediocrity; average