to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
chief; main; principal; major
treatment (of a person); dealing with
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
brand items; brand-name goods
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to close (one's eyes); to shut
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation