great war; great battle; world war
hard to reach place; remote place
15th day of the month; 15 days
area; region; district; locality
stochastic; probabilistic
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
superior; excellent; fine
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
bringing; taking; carrying
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
serious criminal; heinous criminal