duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one's house; one's home; one's family
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to call again; to call someone back
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to squeeze out; to wring out
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
almost; roughly; approximately
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless