dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
temporary; transitory; short-lived
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to make an appeal; to urge
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to look around; to survey
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded