the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to need; to demand; to take; to require
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
excavation team; dig team
(one's) peers; people around one
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight