consequence; result; conclusion
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
members; member; constituent
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
changing completely; transformation
older brother; elder brother
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
increase in population; population growth
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
carelessly; inattentively
black-market lending; illegal loan
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store