to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
opinion; intention; thought
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
strategist; tactician; schemer
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
gum; rubber; eraser; condom