major incident; major happening; big scandal
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
chorus; singing in a chorus
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
elementary level; beginner level
direct unforked road; straight path
time trial; time attack; race against the clock; speedrun
way (of doing); manner; method; means
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
original intention; initial resolution
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
proud; having a prominent nose
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be too late; to be too slow
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
death from cold; freezing to death
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person