to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
dealing with; coping with
A1; top class; best quality goods
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
operation; functioning; running
millilitre; milliliter; mL
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to hold fast; to protect to the end
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
in succession; one by one
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house