overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
several times; a few times
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
closing time; lockup; curfew
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
real experience; actual observations
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
just because; even if; even though
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
already known; well-known
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
cruising range; flying range
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to put into effect; to put into practice
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
real thing; original; actual