(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
willpower; energy; vitality
Everyone is safe (all right)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to form a line; to queue up; to line up