this summer; next summer; last summer
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
throughput; processing power
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
verbal promise; one's word
complete victory; total victory
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
simple is best; less is more
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
(written) contract; agreement
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be enchanted; to be charmed