essential; important; crucial; vital; main
covert action; covert operations
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
each place; various places
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
going through; going via; going by way of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
snake; serpent; large snake
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to exert oneself; to make efforts
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
telecommunications; correspondence
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
estimate (of costs); budget
righteousness; justice; right
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration