contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to take measures (against); to take steps
7th day of the month; seven days
verbal promise; one's word
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)