carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
dominion; territory; possession
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
planting; planting out; transplanting
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
having gone too far to turn back
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp