strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
strategy meeting; council of war
generally speaking; in a broad way
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
but; however; provided that
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
having said that; be that as it may
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)