to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
coverall apron; cook's apron
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
data collection; data acquisition
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
to figure out; to get an idea
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
is never the case; has never happened
absolute basics; very rudiments
national crisis; national disaster
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
volunteer activities; volunteerism
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter