to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
southern part; the south (of a region)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
northern part; the north (of a region)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
political situation; political affairs
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
port city; harbor city; harbour city
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
reduced scale; scaling down
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to attract; to be used to
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to call each other; to call out to one another
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
what do you want?; can I help you?
walking heavily; lumbering
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay