environment; circumstance
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
script; screenplay; scenario
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
study; diligence; discount; reduction
study group; study meeting
results; record; grades; marks
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
almost; roughly; approximately
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
probability; likelihood; chances