have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
water vapour; water vapor; steam
that; the matter in question
to anticipate; to foresee
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
considerably; fairly; quite
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in that way; thus; so; so?
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
pupil; student; schoolchild
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement