main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
way (of doing); manner; method; means
match; game; bout; contest
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
mouthpiece of a telephone
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
as planned; according to plan
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
mobilization; mobilisation
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
school building; schoolhouse
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
on the strength of numbers
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time