foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
very likely; very probable
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
expected value; expectation value; expectation
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
to use X as a selling point
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
item; something that one "just has to have"
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
explosion; rupture; break off
probe each other; sound each other out
to fulfill one's responsibilities
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)