evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
contradiction; inconsistency
to burst (open); to break; to split
to escape from; to get out
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
love; attachment; lovesickness
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
one way or the other; either way
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to taste; to try (food or drink)
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
self control; self restraint
death by suffocation; death by choking
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
by today; before the day is over
joke; playfulness; kidding around
sincere; earnest; serious
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
beyond this point; from now on; after this
different (from); not the same (as)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
standard; set; routine; decided
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences