going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
square seal (companies, etc.)
imperial seal; privy seal
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
to think too much; to be over-concerned
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
influence (on someone); inspiration
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
button (clothing); push-button; button
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to cause someone to worry
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take on a role; to take part
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like