I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
item; something that one "just has to have"
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
cooperation; collaboration
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
rather; better; instead; if anything
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
Special Assault Team; SAT
right to investigate; investigatory power
that; the matter in question
story; tale; talk; discussion
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
selection; choice; option
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
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)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
one's post; place of work; workplace