undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
matter of time; question of time
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
self-defense; self-defence
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
investigation; research; looking something up
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
petty swindling; petty swindler
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
self-control; self-restraint
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
murder; homicide; manslaughter
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
treasure house; storage for valuable property
waterproofing; making watertight
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to commit a crime; to do evil
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
bathing; going in the bath