first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
ready with a rifle leveled
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
since when; from when; how long
headset (for phones, etc.); headset (bicycle)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
secrecy; highly classified information
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
wild card; wild card; wildcard (character)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
handheld game console; portable game console
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
Prime Minister's office; PMO
research office; research division; inquiry section