be that as it may; even so; though that be so
thrift; economy; frugality
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
hard worker; hardworking person
very popular; highly favoured
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
closely-guarded secret; top secret
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
official in charge; person in charge
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
throughput; processing power
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre