remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
regular (periodic) examination
results; record; grades; marks
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
time; season; period; phase; stage
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to some extent; to a certain extent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
recommendation; referral; endorsement
position; location; base; point; site
sports ground; sports oval