threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
company president; manager; director
interference; intervention; meddling
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
besides; in addition; also; moreover
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(social) position; status
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime