season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
keep (it) steady (after a turn); understood; alright
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
mysterious thief; phantom thief
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928); Pact of Paris
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
many; much; plenty; hardly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
had better ...; had better not ...
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
interview (e.g. for a job)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete