improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
pointing out; identification
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
three; three years of age
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
explanation; interpretation
a dime a dozen; two a penny
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to employ; to hire; to charter
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
three kinds; three varieties
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
head; brains; intellect; understanding