offense and defense; offence and defence
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to be remembered; to go down in history
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to begin talking; to open up
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
to strike dead; to beat to death
business world; business circles; (the) industry
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
subscriber; reader; admirer