to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
organization; organisation; forming
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
right under; directly below; right beneath
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
chance; opportunity; occasion
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
vibration; vibrato; trill
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
in process; during execution; runtime
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling