common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to taste; to try (food or drink)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
although I say; although one might say; although called
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
several people; a few people
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
smooth (i.e. without problems)