older sister; elder sister
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
but; however; provided that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
difficult to ...; hard to ...
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
relatively; comparatively
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
self-consciousness; self-awareness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
that; the matter in question
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling