blood sugar level; blood glucose level
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
two at a time; two by two; in twos
by today; before the day is over
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
priority level; degree of relative priority
feeling keenly; fully realizing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
existence; possession; having; limited company
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
that said; that being said
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
war; fighting; fierce competition
extremely; terrifically; super
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
the same night; that night