flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
mass communication; mass media
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
cache; place to hide something
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to increase; to add to; to augment
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
that day; the very same day
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
civil affairs; civil case
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
change; alteration; modification
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to become pale; to turn pale
it's no joke; gimme a break!
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
marriage fraud; fake marriage
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
at the last moment; this late in the game
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent