(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
government office; public office
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in proportion to; just as much as
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
fried cake of minced meat
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
one more time; once more; once again
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
ago; since; before; previous
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit