to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
regret; repentance; remorse
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
absorption; suction; attraction
to thrust down; to push off
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
unaccounted-for expenditures
total (money); full amount; sum
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
scenery; scene; landscape
to move around; to move about; to get around
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
frequency (of occurrence)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
oil resources; petroleum resources