may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
even though; despite; when
reality; actuality; hard fact
participation; joining; entry; adherence
postwar period; period after Second World War
restoration; repair; mending
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
whether or not; presence or absence
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to do together; to share; to participate in
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
starting late; late departure
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size