decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
tank (military vehicle); chariot
leading; guiding; commanding
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
newspaper reporter; print journalist
whichever one chooses; either way
other side; opposite side; other party
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
preparatory course; preparatory department
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Ruskin; Laskin; Luskin; Raskin
library; book collection; paperback book
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
second generation; second; junior
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation