last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
mass communication; mass media
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
board chairman; managing director; chief director
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
murder; homicide; manslaughter
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to await; to wait for; to expect
this sort of; this type of
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement