cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
finishing blow; coup de grâce
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
some people; a few people; several people
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
something like ...; something called ...
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
likability; favorability; popularity
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
storehouse; warehouse; godown
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking