fair and square; open and aboveboard
to become pale; to turn pale
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
identifiable; personalized
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
piling up; multiple layers
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to attract; to be used to
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
as; because; with; due to
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
ability; capability; skill
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat