matter; thing; affair; circumstance
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
person concerned; interested party; related party
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
process; course; mechanism
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
vicious circle; vicious cycle
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited