to cut out; to clip from; to extract
negotiator; bargainer; point man
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
Special Assault Team; SAT
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(criminal) investigation headquarters
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
clearly; distinctly; vividly
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to harm; to cause harm to
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
negotiations; discussions; connection
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
troops; group members; team members
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
prostitution; call girl business
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
health; type of brothel/massage parlor (parlour)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock