real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to relax; to feel at home
distribution channel; channel of distribution
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
improvement in efficiency
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
had better ...; had better not ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
making a direct connection
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
provisional ruling; tentative ruling
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
proving ground; test site
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to recover consciousness; to come to
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)