flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
dark clouds; black clouds
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)