to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
success or failure; result
but; however; provided that
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
leader; central personage
function; facility; faculty; feature
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
choices; alternatives; options
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
strong pressure; heavy pressure
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
surname; family name; last name
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar