choices; alternatives; options
watchful waiting; careful supervision
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to incur someone's enmity
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
release; liberation; acquittal
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
then; and (then); in that case; if so
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
press officer; press secretary
press conference; news conference
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to collapse; to flop (onto)
but; however; provided that
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
transactions; dealings; business
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
valid; effective; yuko (judo)