term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
different item; different lot
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
directions; instructions; orders; command
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
good; goodness; right; virtue
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to approach the finale; to come to a close
the very best; excellent; superb
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to laugh away; to laugh off
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
capable of anything; liable to do
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
insurance payout; insurance money
traffic; volume or quantity of goods transported
great laughter; burst of laughter
great wealth; enormous fortune
calamity; misfortune; disaster
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves