objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
while alive; during one's lifetime
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
although I say; although one might say; although called
original picture; key frame; key animation
just because; even if; even though
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
but; however; provided that
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
office building; office complex
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to keep (a person) waiting
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
front; frontage; facade; main
welcome!; nice to see you!
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)