resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
it's not like; it isn't as if
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to take back; to recapture
how; in what way; by what means
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
looks; personal appearance; features
(not so) much; (not) very
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
consideration; taking into account
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
but; however; provided that
process; course; mechanism
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
questions and answers; dialogue
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless