new era; new period; new age; new epoch
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
arrangement; pact; agreement
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
that is to say; so that means
thick makeup; heavy makeup
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
old couple; elderly couple
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
quarrel; dispute; argument
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
left side; left-hand side
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to trample flat; to beat a path
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
national road; national highway
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
bento; Japanese box lunch
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion