article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
next term; next period; next version; next release
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
birth; creation; formation
to attempt; to test; to try out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to let an opportunity slip
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
difference; variation; difference
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
dealing with; coping with
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle