overlooking; turning a blind eye
life and death; life or death
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
you could say that; that might be so
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
foreign TV or radio personality (in Japan)
home environment; family environment
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
place; position; location; position; standing; status
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
exclusive; attached to; specialist
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
the very best; excellent; superb
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
derailment; digression; deviation
to call in; to invite; to bring in
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
group; bunch; crowd; group