in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
good prospects; full of hope; promising
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to concern; to be related
concealment; suppression; hiding
chief; main; principal; major
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
invitation; introduction; temptation
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
book; volume; this; present; main; head
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
speaking voice; talking voice
that's true; of course; obviously
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
on the occasion of; at the time of
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
name; given name; first name