overall; general; as a whole
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
training; drill; practice; discipline
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
checkers (board game); draughts; check (pattern); checker (device, person, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
these guys; these fellows
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
otherwise; if not; or else
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances