authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to be impolite; to be discourteous
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
touché; you've got me there
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
it's been a long time; long time no see
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
take the opportunity to (do something else)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough