present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to increase; to add to; to augment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
topic of discussion; agenda
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
environmental problem; environmental issue
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
ability; performance; efficiency
very important person; VIP
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to well up; to burst; to arise
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole