needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
general; popular; common; typical
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
in company; among people; philtrum
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
number of persons; personnel
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
impact of publicity or propaganda
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)