synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
accountability; being held accountable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
script; screenplay; scenario
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
moment by moment; hour by hour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to overdo; to do too much
technical skill; ability; capacity
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect