ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
close; intimate; on good terms
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
30th day of the month; 30 days
31st day of the month; 31 days
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
visit (from someone); call
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
patience; endurance; perseverance
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
urgent; pressing; exigent