use; utilization; utilisation; application
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
salary reduction; salary cut
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
participation; joining; entry
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
might is right; history is written by the victors
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
traditional; customary; conventional
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
legal; lawful; legitimate
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
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.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)