ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
several years; a few years
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
third day of the month; three days
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
knife thrower; knife throwing
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
newcomer; initiate; rookie
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct