ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
building industry; construction industry; building trade
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Communists; Communist China
headquarters; head office; main office
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
colour; color; hue; tints
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
maintenance; preservation; improvement
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(short) rest; breather; break
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
mask; disguise; guise; mask
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
nothing but; none other than
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)