form; method; system; formula
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to work hard; to work diligently
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
root; source; origin; cause
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
safety; welfare; well-being
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
long ago; already; a long time ago
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
stopping functioning; being out of service
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through