being startled; getting a shock
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to investigate; to examine
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
as you see; as you can see
electronization; digitization; computerization
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
change in the law; legal reform
feeling that something has come too late
unless one ...; if one does not ...
official document; archives
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
submission; return to allegiance
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
glacial period; glacial; glaciation
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
job hunting; job searching
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death