thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
had better ...; had better not ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
directly opposite; right in front
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
battlefield; battleground
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
right side; style of Japanese court music
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of