alteration; falsification; faking
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
comma; decimal point; radix point
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
absorption; suction; attraction
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
problematical statement; controversial statement
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
sudden price jump; steep price rise
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
discriminatory remark; hate speech
intensification; aggravation
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
one's best interests; one's own good
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
internal conditions; true state of affairs