it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
five (long cylindrical things)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
ten (long cylindrical things)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
stolen goods; loot; spoils
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
bento; Japanese box lunch
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
port city; harbor city; harbour city
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
safety zone; traffic island
tacit; unspoken; implicit
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
such; this sort of; like this
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
influence; clout; leverage
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to put someone to work; to make someone work
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to stop talking; to break off; to pause