to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
no sleep or rest; working day and night
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
one by one; one at a time; in turn
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
total energy; all efforts
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
one party; one faction; one clique
centre of attention; center of attention
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
selection; choice; option
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
handsome man; actor in a love scene
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
primary school; elementary school; grade school