to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
in succession; one by one
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
score (in a game); full score
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
class; heading; group; category
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to refuse; to decline; to deny
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to do for (the sake of someone else)
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture