check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the other day; lately; recently
participation; joining; entry; adherence
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
second (unit of time); arc second
to say no more; to sink into silence
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
just because; even if; even though
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
directly opposite; right in front
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
set of three; three sets; three classes
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
joint struggle; common (united) front