meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
same size; actual size; same scale
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
instead; but (on the other hand)
blow; shock; strike; batting
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
somewhat below; slightly below
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
war; battle; match; game; competition
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
that's the way it is; such is life
probability; likelihood; chances
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments