to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
Japanese person; Japanese people
serious; not joking; straight
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
end; close; conclusion; termination
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be smeared; to be covered
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
inspection; examination; checking
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to run down (stairs, etc.)
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to throw into; to toss into
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)