tacit; unspoken; implicit
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
looks; personal appearance; features
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
taste; liking; preference
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
rating; classification; allocation; grading
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
by means of; due to; because of; according to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
last night; yesterday evening
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
inside the cell; intracellular
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile