in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
popular person; favorite; favourite
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
rival; competitor; competition
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
ultimate; final; last; eventual
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
later on; eventually; afterwards
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
three; three years of age
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
time paradox; paradox in time travel
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
now that you say that; now that you mention it
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap