to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
a dime a dozen; two a penny
state law (e.g. in the US); state statute
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
labor union; labour union; trade union
surveillance system; monitoring system
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
erudition; extensive learning
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to watch for an unguarded moment
secondary; of secondary importance
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
prescription (of medicine); formula
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account