to get slightly dirty (all over)
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
secretariat; executive office
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
contract; compact; agreement
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
vacant house; unoccupied house
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to quit one's job; to resign
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
outsider; someone outside of a group
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
the person in question; the person themselves; said person