to need; to demand; to take; to require
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
profitable plan; good plan
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
skill; dexterity; proficiency
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
counterintelligence; counterespionage
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(political) power; authority; influence
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)