to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
extreme sadist; very sadistic
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
health; healthy; sound; fit
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
urinating outdoors; urinating standing up
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
body; group; party; company; troupe
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
with a clink (click, clack)
to make one's rounds; to patrol