maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
scale; scope; plan; structure
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
payment of debts; repayment
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
neglecting; leaving alone
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
monetary; financial; pecuniary
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to hand over; to surrender
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty