to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
test plan; system test and evaluation plan
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
the more one looks (at it) the more...
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incident; affair; happening; event
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
scene; sight; scenario; setting
scattered here and there; at intervals
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
one meal; one meal (a day)
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
deadly serious; deadly earnest
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
big turnoff; major letdown; damper (on things)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
it's no joke; gimme a break!
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse