to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
large container; person of great talent
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
nothing but; none other than
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
quick work; (clever) feat
counterintelligence; counterespionage
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to be inflated with pride
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
one cause; one reason; one factor
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good