loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
application; request; petition
approval; license; licence; permission
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
way of speaking; intimation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
beyond one's means or position
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)