the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
disorder; chaos; confusion
another thing; exception; special case
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
I shouldn't say this, but
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
temporary; transitory; short-lived
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
property; fortune; assets
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
life or death; existence; destiny
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
at the present time; as of now; at this time
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
proper; right; reasonable
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb