decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
there is nothing; having nothing
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
ending up right back where one started
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
fast (worker); fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
innocence; being not guilty
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
arrest; apprehension; capture
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with