preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
celebration; auspicious occasion
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
common front; united front
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
low (level, value, price, etc.)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
killing three birds with one stone
to make one's own; to take possession of
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
decorum; propriety; politeness
just one person; only one
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
absolute amount; absolute quantity
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
to be extremely dangerous
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh