majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
small fraction; small proportion
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
striking; remarkable; considerable
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
being about to cry; the verge of tears
planning; project; plan; design
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
plain; plateau; tableland
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to be born; to come into the world
heir; inheritor; successor
to name; to call; to christen; to term