honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
higher rank; better position
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
notice; attention; observation
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to feel a chill run down one's spine
decision; determination; resolution
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to leave as is; to ignore
hope of success; prospects of success
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
speech; expression; wording; language
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
odds and ends; all; every
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)