association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
my personal (e.g. opinion)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
first meeting; first interview with
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
strong-willed; strong of heart
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to encamp; to take up positions
succession; continuation; series; sequence
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
hostile party; enemy side
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito