majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
and then; and so; and; so then
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
otherwise; if not; or else
function; facility; faculty; feature
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(your) judgment; discernment
concession; conciliation; compromise
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
something like ...; something called ...
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
place; situation; position; location
to throw at; to turn; to raise
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
personal; individual; private
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup