the question remains; it comes into question
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
(exercising) the right to command
to take command; to give direction
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to move forward; to move on
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
capital; funds; seed money; asset
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
pedestrian traffic; kanji "legs radical" (radical 10)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
briskly; quickly; promptly
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
frost columns; ice needles
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
excited condition; excited state
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
imprisonment; incarceration
leaving everything up to someone else
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time