revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
troubled face; worried expression
these guys; these fellows
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
by means of; due to; because of; according to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
batter's box; one's turn at bat
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
how many people; a number of people
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
every person; every mouth; every entrance
in comparison to; rather than
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make