(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
sudden change; complete change
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
(death from) starvation; starving to death
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
this and that; various things
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
the question remains; it comes into question
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
information transfer; information transmission
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
state of mind; (one's) mental state
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
example; illustration; precedent