unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
greatest mistake of one's life
severe punishment; rigorous measures
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
filtration; filtering; percolation
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
granted that; even if; even though
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
at the present time; as of now; at this time
multiple joints; multijoint; articulated
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
strong point; forte; merit; strength
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
lack of innovation; stupidity