subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
minority group (party); minority
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
best (highest) record; new record
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
one cause; one reason; one factor
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
all members; everybody; regular member
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
clearing one's throat; cough
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to follow another's example
home area; home town; local
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
should; must; -able; probably; likely
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
extermination; annihilation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)