disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
looking depressed; long face
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
foreign capital group; foreign company
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
real intention; true motive; true meaning
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
difference; discrepancy; variation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
only recently; just of late
every person; each one; everybody
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
at that time; in those days
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)