militarism; warlike spirit
fishing industry; fishery
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
confusion; mixing; merger
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
great man; great god; hero; big man
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
insolent fellow; rude fellow
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to put one's life on the line
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to be hesitant; to feel timid
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi