interference; intervention; meddling
to blow through; to blow across
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
transport; freight; shipping
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
loading; charging; filling
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
made of aluminum (aluminium)
incidence; injection; input; incident
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
bribe; money under the table
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war