to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
business; trade; operations; sales
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
speech; expression; wording; language
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
intelligence agency; secret service
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not