diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
many; much; plenty; hardly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
chief executive officer; CEO
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
financial world; business circles
defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
business world; business circles
frame; framework; outline
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
interest; rights; concession
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite