deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
duty; function; office; mission; task
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
birth; creation; formation
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to take; to catch; to capture
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
financial power; financial means; wealth
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to relax; to make oneself comfortable