to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
few decades; many decades; several decades
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
financial muscle; economic clout
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
no sleep or rest; working day and night
head office; general office
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to crawl towards; to creep up to
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
weighing; measuring volume; quantifying
to attack each other; to launch assaults on each other
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
information technology; IT
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing