main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
ago; since; before; previous
to emphasize; to attach importance to
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to take over; to hand over
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...