to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
silence (not speaking); muteness
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
information transfer; information transmission
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
separate; scattered; apart
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
not worth considering; out of the question
twice; again; second time
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
objection; dissent; protest
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
one's house; one's home; one's family
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut