powerful person; influential person
friction; discord; strife
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
going to and fro; back and forth
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
(talking in a) half-joking manner
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks