to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
self-interest; selfish desire
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
abundant harvest; bumper crop
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
person who has rendered distinguished service
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
invitation; introduction; temptation
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)