generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
the staff; inside the department
war; fighting; fierce competition
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
last night; yesterday evening
riskiness; (level of) danger
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
first time; first; initial
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
town; city; municipal; urban
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
fort; stronghold; fortification
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's first campaign; one's first battle
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
moderate; proper; just right
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one's possessions; ownership
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
association; union; guild
chief; main; principal; important