stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
innumerable; countless; numberless
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
large number (of); many; majority
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
look!; there!; here!; that is
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation