vulnerability; weakness; fragility
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
almost every day; almost daily
when; how soon; how long until
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
devotion; attachment; infatuation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
each place; various places
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
grade; class; degree; magnitude
promotion; raising of status
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
to dance; to perform dance steps
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
otherwise; or else; if not
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
script; screenplay; scenario
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
morality; moral principles
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk