total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
higher rank; better position
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
broadband; brokers' broker
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
a place or opportunity to make a display of
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to hurt; to smart; to sting
operation; functioning; running
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
system; institution; organization; organisation
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
environment; circumstance
snake; serpent; large snake
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
father; dad; husband; you; he
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to come to mind; to pop into one's head