convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
regulation; adjustment; control
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
riskiness; (level of) danger
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
head house (family); birthplace; originator
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
many; much; plenty; hardly
contributor (of written material)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to make a speech; to address
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
secret; private; surreptitious
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)