arbitration; intercession; mediation
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
hemorrhagic shock; haemorrhagic shock
conversion; refunding; renewal
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
one who furnishes the money
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
bad influence; negative influence
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
preventive measure; precautionary measure
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to continue to do; to persist in doing
reset; fresh start; new beginning
small number; few; minority
at a moment's notice; readily
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
error of judgment; miscalculation
to grumble; to make difficulties
die all together; go to the grave together
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
business world; business circles
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)