guess; speculation; supposition
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
optimism; taking an optimistic view
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
leased line; private circuit; private line
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to drop; to let fall; to omit
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
river; stream; River; the ... river
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
concentrated fire; intense criticism
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to begin shooting; to shoot out
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
pistol; handgun; revolver
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
last days; the end; one's fate
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade