somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
just because; even if; even though
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
industrial spy; industrial espionage
intelligence agency; secret service
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
armaments; military preparations
beginning (of a century, etc.)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
what time; (lit.) which hour
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
rate; late; rating; ranking
export; exportation; efferent
oversupply (of goods, etc.); excessive supply
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected