planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
push-button quiz; buzz-to-answer quiz
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
proper; right; reasonable
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
planned; scheduled; systematic
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
violent explosion; bursting
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
killing and wounding; bloodshed
scattering (in all directions)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling