insurance; guarantee; warranty
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
hostile party; enemy side
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to unfold; to unroll; to open
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
before the gate; in front of the gate
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to fold in; to fold up; to store in one's heart; to bear in mind; to do in rapid succession; to do relentlessly
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to turn out just as one wished; to come up to one's expectations; to play into the hands (of)
completely; fully; entirely
don't worry about it; forget about it
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...