thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
summit meeting; top-level conference
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to name; to call; to christen; to term
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole