quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
sorry; excuse me; thank you
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
one day; (on) a certain day
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
city planning; urban planning; town planning
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
there's no smoke without fire
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
participants; participating athletes
qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials; primaries
elliptical shape; oval shape
athletic field; athletics stadium
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
several people; a few people
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women