crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
prompt; immediate; in real time
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to withstand; to be able to endure
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to make use of; to lend money
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
study of foreign languages; linguistics
apparently; appears to be
student (esp. a university student)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to talk; to chat; to chatter
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.