expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
sentence structure; grammatical construction
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
lower house; lower legislative chamber
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
rule; reign; government; governing
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
national defence forces; national security forces
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
inundation; submersion; flood
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Thebae; Thebae (Greece); Thebai; Thebes