large number (of); many; majority
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
disparate society; stratified society
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
counter for choices, options, etc.
escaping from prison; jailbreak
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
(divine) providence; dispensation
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
center; centre; metropolis
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
shady; underhanded; questionable
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to slap; to strike; to spank
emergency; extraordinary; unusual