going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
ringing; throbbing violently
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
mass communication; mass media
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
business world; business circles; (the) industry
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to knock down; to knock off
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
scandal; deplorable event
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt