advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
fire brigade; fire company
unkindness; unfriendliness
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
life and death; life or death
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
the same rank; equality; apposition
beforehand; in advance; previously
to hide; to keep to oneself
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
in the same way as; just like
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
literally; to the letter; literal