public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
(period of) a year; during an era
(the) most valuable player; MVP
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
work-in-progress; working state
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
novel; original; new; innovative
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to go to the office; to be at work