naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
decision; determination; resolution
development; exploitation
to take command; to give direction
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to see through; to see the true nature of something
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
charming; fascinating; attractive
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to face on; to look out on to
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous