one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
specialized; specialised; boutique
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
pleasant feeling; good vibes
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
time trial; time attack; race against the clock; speedrun
setting up specially; special installation
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
series (e.g. electrical); serial
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
spare time; free time; leisure time
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
fragment; one of the group or party
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to lose sight of; to miss
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
tag (children's game); tig
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation