one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
extensive; vast range; wide scope
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
networking; making contacts
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
quarrel; dispute; argument
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
waste of time; killing time
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen