pride; boast; credit (to)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
like this; this sort; this way
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
summary; digest; outline; abstract
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
personalization; personalisation; product stopping being a luxury item
character style; character form
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
level; standard; water level
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
undergoing a complete change in appearance; changing something out of all recognition; a rise in one's reputation
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to sink (into); to get depressed
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)