to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
application; request; petition
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to well up; to burst; to arise
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to torment; to torture; to harass
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
line capacity; circuit capacity
random; unintentional; unintended
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to give the stamp of approval
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
home area; home town; local
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles