from the beginning; from scratch
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to play a central role; to take a leading part
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
double suicide; lovers' suicide
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
storage medium; recording medium
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
environment; circumstance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch