more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
war; fighting; fierce competition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
correction; revision; amendment
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
chief; main; principal; major
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
that day; the very same day
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained