execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
special training; intensive training; crash course
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to turn towards; to point
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
near-miss; just missing (each other)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
true state; actual condition; reality
(brute) force; using all one's might
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
based on; on the basis of
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
feebleness; weakness; weak
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
artificial intelligence; AI
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
contradiction; inconsistency
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
preference; priority; precedence
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
adherence (to custom, tradition)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable