foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
use; utilization; utilisation; application
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to play a central role; to take a leading part
older sister; lass; young lady
leadership; initiative; spearhead
decision; settlement; definition
sharing; division; draw; tie
to be needed; to be wanted
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(not) even once; (not) ever
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
proper; right; reasonable
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
calm; composed; cool; quiet
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned