to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonchalantly; without a care
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
way (of doing); manner; method
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
on and after; from ... onward; since
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post