introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
close; intimate; on good terms
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
attendance; presence; appearance
way; method; means; resource; course
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to hide; to keep to oneself
immediately; right away; on the spot
guess; conjecture; surmise