losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
proposal; offer; request; application
way; method; means; resource; course
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
negotiations; discussions; connection
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
that is to say; so that means
about; concerning; related to; -ish
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
process; course; mechanism
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
falsely similar; counterfeit
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
how; in what way; by what means
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull