court (of law); courtroom
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
most part; greater part; majority
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
acolyte; adherent; follower; imitator; copycat
to backfire; to have a harmful result
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
maintenance; preservation; improvement
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
in one's hands; in one's control
the other day; a few days ago
to have an eye on; to zero in on
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
indictment; prosecution; complaint
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in