in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
French-speaking world; francophone world; francophonie
sinophone world; Chinese-speaking world
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
Japanese person; Japanese people
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
many; much; plenty; hardly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
good performance; good work; great success
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
difficult to ...; hard to ...
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
optimism; taking an optimistic view
president's office; director's office
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
pessimism; disappointment
now that; since; so long as; because
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
but; however; provided that
to add; to write a postscript
large amount of money; great cost
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone