planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
just one person; only one
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
being too late; losing one's final chance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
advanced level; high grade; senior
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to not take seriously; to take lightly
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)