documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
to win the prize; to win the ring
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
partial; incomplete; imperfect
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
second team; reserve team; farm team; second-string players
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
pale; pallid; bluish-white
full length; total length; overall length
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
staying the night; lodging (at)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
long-term use (e.g. of a drug); prolonged use; long-time service
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to make a lasting impression
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)