business; trade; operations; sales
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
death penalty; capital punishment
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
half the body; half length
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
impossible to do (although wants to)
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
posture; position; stance
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
gem; jewel; precious stone
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
spread; span; expanse; extent
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
when; how soon; how long until