but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
industry-academic-government (cooperation, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; link
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
firm promise; definite promise
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
space debris; orbital debris
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
dozens; scores of; decades
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
training; drill; practice; discipline
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
health hazard; health damage
to triumph; to be elated with success
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)
be (that) as it may; having said that
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
steady; sound; reliable; solid
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
gender; distinction of sex; sex
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely