every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
ramification; branching off
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
main cause; primary factor
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
call; summons; convening; convocation
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to make an appearance; to show up
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
wise saying; famous saying
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
close associate; close aide; brains-truster