to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to take a breath; to take a short rest
finish; finishing; finishing touches
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
in the morning; during the morning
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to rank next to; to come after
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
finish; end; completion; result
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
fine product; masterpiece
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
right in the middle (of); midst; height
exactly as stated; verbatim
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing