deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
job hunting; job searching
to differ; to vary; to disagree
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
selection; choice; option
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to increase; to add to; to augment
amount of material resources
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
outline; summary; argument
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
as (for); for; in the capacity of
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point