merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
sharing; share (on social media); market share
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
influential person; man of importance
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
decrease; reduction; decline
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
killing two birds with one stone
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)