development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
influence; clout; leverage
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
several years; a few years
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
proper; propagandist; propaganda; full time (staff); career (job title) (e.g. someone who has worked in the same area from the start); regular price
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally