skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to have a talk; to tell a story
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
considerably; greatly; a lot
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
had better ...; had better not ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
proposal; proposition; suggestion
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to put one's life on the line
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)