contradiction; inconsistency
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
going to and fro; back and forth
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
whispering into a person's ear
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
lethality; killing effectiveness
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
intermission (between acts); interlude
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to call again; to call someone back
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
conversely; on the contrary
specialized; specialised; boutique
outside of one's area of expertise
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be tired of looking at
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
military forces; hosts; troops
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation