planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
influence; effect; impact
to say; to tell; to state; to do
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(someone else's) parents; both parents
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
you (plural); all of you; you all
person concerned; interested party; related party
convenient; handy; useful
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
system; institution; organization; organisation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
near; close by; within reach; familiar
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
permission; approval; authorization; license
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
(overnight) stay; lodging
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction