worst; worst-case (scenario)
mountain road; mountain trail
custom; habit; customary practice
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
legal binding force; legally binding power
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
influential person; man of importance
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
on countless occasions; many a time
reigning; controlling; dictating
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest