the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
global scale; global magnitude; worldwide scale
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
frequency (of occurrence)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
everything; anything; nothing
to triumph; to be elated with success
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
thorough; exhaustive; complete
main cause; primary factor
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
your husband; her husband
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
seventh day of the month; seven days
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash