to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
base (military, expedition, etc.)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fair and square; open and aboveboard
outrageous lie; outright lie
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
broadcast program; broadcast programme
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
example; illustration; precedent
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion