(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
from here; from this place
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
(social) class; rank; grade
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
verbal message; word (from someone)
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
whichever one chooses; either way
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
championship; title (of champion)
technical skill; ability; capacity
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
match; game; bout; contest
variety show (e.g. on TV)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
king; monarch; ruler; champion