standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
minimum; at the very least
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
cabinet (of a government); ministry
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
university student; college student
bicycle racing; cycle sport
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
light; right; right field; right fielder
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
right side; right-hand side
intelligence gathering; information gathering
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to complain; to make a complaint
wages; pay; rental payment
field overseer; site foreman
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
majority group (party, faction)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
underground train; subway