chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
tall figure; high stature
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
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
preparations for returning (home)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
winning successively; defeating one's enemy in succession
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
one theory; one opinion; another theory
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
next term; next period; next version; next release
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication