fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
establishment; settlement
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
arrangement; pact; agreement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
conference; council; convention
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
time; hour; period; class
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
just one person; only one
advantage; point in favor; point in favour