last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
bet; wager; stake; gamble
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
official announcement; proclamation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in advance; beforehand; previously
government; administration
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
laws and regulations; legislation
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
assertion; declaration; affirmation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in line with this; therefore
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
one's real father; natural father; biological father
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
the same; the said; likewise
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
society; public; community; social studies
to begin to walk; to set out
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to complete decisively; to do to completion