bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
counter for wheels and flowers
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
love affair; love relationship
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
prosperity; flourishing; thriving