to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
as expected; as predicted
caller; visitor; company; guest
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to knock down; to knock off
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
difference; discrepancy; variation
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise