gum; rubber; eraser; condom
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to subsist; to keep on living
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
strategy meeting; council of war
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
how; in what way; by what means
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
social; societal; societary
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
powerful person; influential person
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention