priority; order of precedence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
outward appearance; looks
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
period of time; time slot; time zone
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
invitation; introduction; temptation
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
menu; schedule; program; menu
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...