adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to accept; to receive; to agree
rare; uncommon; not often seen
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
the place for; the time for; the level of
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
while; even though; despite
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
failure; mistake; blunder