at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to keep (a person) waiting
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
total (money); full amount; sum
repayment; refund; payback
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
general public; the masses
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
manner (with others); attitude
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
clearly; distinctly; vividly
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
refund; repayment; reimbursement
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to join forces; to cooperate
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)