don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
military authorities; army circles
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
in order; in turn; one by one
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
job; work; duties; trade; skill
ready with a rifle leveled
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
piece of meat; cut of meat
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded