connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
(navigable) canal; waterway
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
method of bringing up; method of raising
mentally strong; strong-willed
abusive language; violent language; wild words
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
entry; going into; approach
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
becoming active; increase in activity
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
trend of the times; way things are going
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to pour forth; to spill out
militarism; warlike spirit
fishing industry; fishery
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with