fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
tendency; trend; inclination
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to be found; to be discovered
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be given up; to be discontinued
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
one large ...; a great ...
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
if you think about it; come to think of it
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
confidentiality; nondisclosure
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
serial bizarre murder case
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to