half the body; half length
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
other than; excluding; without
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
old body; aged person; elderly person
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
role; duty; responsibility
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually