most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
visit (from someone); call
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
higher rank; better position
unexpected result; upset; surprise
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
technique; art; skill; move
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)