I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
foreign; abroad; overseas
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
due form; official; formality
several people; a few people
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
room for growth; potential; promise
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
president (of a society); chairman
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration