background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to incur someone's enmity
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
upper half of the body; upper body
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
on the occasion of; at the time of
to sniff out; to get wind of
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
secret information; intelligence
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)