archipelago; group of islands
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to get thin; to taper off
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
main cause; primary factor
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
taking into consideration; making allowances
natural calamity; disaster
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
resentment; indignation; anger
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
remaining heat; waste heat
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
double; twice (as much); twofold
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance