check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
land of the gods; Japan; China
dominion; territory; possession
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
each nation; many nations; many countries
provisional; temporary; tentative
people; men and women; each person; everybody
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
while; during; while; although; all; both
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world