merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to compete with; to vie for
one's fellow workers; fellow employees
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)
steady; firm; solid; secure
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
chief executive officer; CEO
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to take; to catch; to capture
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
as much as one can take or carry away
information discovery; disclosure of information
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
surface of a board or record
unexpectedly; surprisingly
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
classification; assortment
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
prompt; immediate; in real time
to read between the lines
telecommunications company; telco
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly