fat; tallow; lard; grease
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
difficult to eat; unpalatable
handsome man; actor in a love scene
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
for (some) doubtful points to remain
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
many; numerous; various; large number of
act of terror; terrorist attack
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
strong nation; powerful country
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
sender; consignor; remitter
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
preface; introduction; preamble