law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
more than anything; above all else
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
in one's hands; in one's control
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
trouble; bother; annoyance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path