stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
chief; main; principal; important
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
example; illustration; precedent
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
beyond that point; after that
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
world; society; people; the public
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)