walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
throughput; processing power
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
these guys; these fellows
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
convenient; handy; useful
mutual opposition; contrariety; contradiction; repulsion
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
good impression; favorable impression
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
reputation; respectability
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over