unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
wearing one's hair in braids
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to move forward; to move on
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
crown; diadem; bottle cap
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
gray or silver haired (grey)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
medal of honour; medal of merit
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be silent; to say nothing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)