formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
at; in; at; when; by; with
water damage; flood disaster
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
riparian works; flood-control works
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
calamity; disaster; misfortune
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing