arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
all you want; as much as one wants
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to rock; to shake; to swing
to win and advance to the next round
sharing; division; draw; tie
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
right beside; close to; nearby
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
audience; spectator; spectators
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
sympathy; compassion; pity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current