convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
connection; link; relationship
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
full of troubles, difficulties
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
the real criminal; true culprit
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
going to and fro; back and forth
thought; consideration; thinking
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
four corners; four ordinal directions