head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
script; screenplay; scenario
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
(a place) within one's reach
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
commerce; trade; business
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
recommendation; referral; endorsement
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
another; different; something else
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone