wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
with these words; while saying
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
in person; personally; directly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to solicit; to demand; to extort
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to get between; to be caught in
that is to say; so that means
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to keep away; to keep at a distance
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
otherwise; or else; if not