to turn against; to become an enemy
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
massing (of troops); gathering
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
priority; order of precedence
the whole area; all areas
branch office; branch store
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
outbreak of war; starting a war
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
watchful waiting; careful supervision
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
reconstruction; rebuilding
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to crumble away; to collapse
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
one by one; one after another; successively
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling