food; foodstuff; prey; victim
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
expressing one's mind; speaking out
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
police investigator; investigator
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
how long; how much; to what extent
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to thrust before; to thrust at
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
closely-guarded secret; top secret
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
good-for-nothing; worthless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...