preference; priority; precedence
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
next term; next period; next version; next release
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
degree of relative priority
comparatively; relatively
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
it is not (like that) either
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
every person; each one; everybody
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
different thing; another question; different case
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
older sister; elder sister
remittance; sending money
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
reserve funds; emergency funds
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
calamity; disaster; misfortune
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
way; method; means; resource; course
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up