(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
please; somehow or other; one way or another
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
covered with; stained; smeared
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
clear; precise; definite; distinct
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
plan; protocol; manifest; program
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
secret understanding; collusion
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness