(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to escape from; to get out
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
arrangement; pact; agreement
this and that; one thing and another
cost-cutting; cost reduction
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
connection; link; relationship
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
too (much); overly; excessively