summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
nothing but; none other than
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
near miss; just missing (each other)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
testimony; (verbal) evidence
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to increase; to add to; to augment
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
curse; spell; malediction
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun