fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
time series; chronological order; chronology
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
digest; summary; abridgment
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
-less; lacking; non-existing
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
translator (device, program); translation machine
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
power map; power structure; power relationships
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
of tender years; very young
imperial court; royal court
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense