to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
interception; monitoring; tapping
consideration; taking into account
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
defense; defence; protection
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
as planned; according to plan
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to cross the line; to go too far
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; fireman; relief pitcher
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
nothing but; except; no more than
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
speaking voice; talking voice