one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
oppression; suppression; pressure
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
such; like that; that sort of; very
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
storehouse; warehouse; godown
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to look down on; to make light of
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood