essential; important; crucial; vital; main
hegemony; leadership; initiative
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to give directions; to issue instructions
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
summer vacation; summer holiday
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
planned; scheduled; systematic
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
butt of a joke; punchline
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread