circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
maintaining the status quo
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
a short while ago; already
outside world; physical world
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
had better ...; may as well ...
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
control; check; restraint; inhibition
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
undisputed; entirely; perfect
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
audience; spectator; spectators
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome