negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
all parts; various parts; every department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
likability; favorability; popularity
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)