permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
metre; meter; meter; gauge
runway (fashion); catwalk; runway (aircraft)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to some extent; to a certain extent
space (room, area, outer space)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
location of a press conference; press conference room
each nation; many nations; many countries
in the face of; in defiance of
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture