specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
preface; introduction; preamble
question and answer session
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
proving ground; test site
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
excellent answer; clever answer
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
after a short time; presently
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
omen; sign; notice; indication
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
as expected; as predicted
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
that is to say; so that means
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act