important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
price; cost; value; worth; value
allocation; assignment; allotment
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
armor and helmet (armour)
command; control; commander
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
how; in what way; I wonder
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to laugh away; to laugh off
to live through; to survive
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
family; relatives; dependents; household
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
(dead) end; end of the line
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)