mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
difference; variation; difference
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
absorption; suction; attraction
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
rather; sooner; preferably
to be greedy; to devour greedily
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to take over; to hand over
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
armchair theory; impracticable theory
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
other than; excluding; without
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling