country; territory; domain; realm
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
empty lot; vacant plot of land
literature; books (reference); document
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
occurrence; happening; incident; event
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
unprecedented; never seen before
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
big catch (fishing); good haul
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy