down-market; popular; mass-market
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
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
influential person; man of importance
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
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
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
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
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)