to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to remove; to move out of the way
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
emergency exit light; guide light
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
call; summons; convening; convocation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take over; to hand over
generation; the world; the age
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
society; public; community; social studies
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
job hunting; job searching
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly