distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
clear; precise; definite; distinct
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
indicate reason; infers some protest
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow out; to spout out
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand