International Mathematical Olympiad; IMO; International Maritime Organization; IMO; International Meteorological Organization; IMO
research office; research division; inquiry section
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
intelligence gathering; information gathering
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
and; thereupon; because of that
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
breakthrough; great discovery
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink