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
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
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
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
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
quite; utterly; really; completely
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention