having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
bet; wager; stake; gamble
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
the government; Administration
interference; intervention; meddling
instability; insecurity; crankiness
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far