reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
nice; good; well-executed
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
huge; enormous; great big
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up