to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
diagnosis; medical examination
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
courteous; decorous; polite
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
surroundings; environs; circumference
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be selected (from among many people)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score