the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to be able to manage somehow or another
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
overlooking; turning a blind eye
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
right (to do something); authority; power
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
immediately; at once; instantly
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
personification; impersonation; embodiment
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
meme (idea, etc. spreading from person to person within a culture); (Internet) meme
retention; maintenance; preservation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
all-out war; full-scale war
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
front; frontage; facade; main
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while