control; check; restraint; inhibition
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
having said that; on the other hand
small number; few; minority
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
considerably; fairly; quite
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
in name only; titular; nominal
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period