term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
because of; owing to; due to
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
dealing with; coping with
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
autumn moon; harvest moon
recommendation; referral; endorsement
if it is the case that ...
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism