heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
everywhere; all over; throughout
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
richly colored; richly coloured
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
force (bulldoze) one's way through
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to jump from one thing to another
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
natural; reasonable; understandable
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
mind; mindset; mentality; sentiment
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)