trivial; not amounting to much
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to hammer out the details; to work out details
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
probe each other; sound each other out
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
chief; main; principal; important
body; physical system; (the) person
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
cheering song; supporters' song
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
technical skill; ability; capacity