natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
for (some) doubtful points to remain
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to be conspicuous; to stand out
association; union; guild
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
course; route; path; process; means
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
calm; composed; leisurely
infection route; source of infection
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
bet; wager; stake; gamble
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
burned down; entirely destroyed
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to have an idea; to have a clue
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
police officer; policeman; constable
alert status; emergency alert
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
logo; Logo (programming language)