number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
unsettled; pending; unresolved
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
pride; boast; credit (to)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
course; route; path; process; means
progress; being under way
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
stealthily; secretly; in secret
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
arrangement; pact; agreement
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
that is to say; so that means
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
ideally; if one were to wish for more
seasoning; flavour; flavor