useless; vain; aimless; idle
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
protest; refutation; pleading
successive generations; successive emperors
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
battle of wits; contest of wits
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to say too much; to go too far
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
guard of honor; guard of honour
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
triple; three-way; threefold