highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
association; society; organization; organisation
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
one-by-one; separately; in detail
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
walking briskly; determinedly
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to knock down; to knock out
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
all present; all concerned; all of us
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in the end; at the end of the day
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
all you have to do is; just; that's all
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
greeting; a fine thing to say
it's been a long time; long time no see
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring