being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
many; numerous; various; large number of
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
because of; owing to; due to
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances