designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(find) common (meeting) ground
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
direct control; direct supervision
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
one's every action; every single move
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
on the occasion of; at the time of
rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
either way; in any case; one way or another
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
particularly; only; in the case of