diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to take away; to carry off
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
light brown; golden brown; tan
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
tool; implement; means; furniture
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
one by one; one after another; successively
great hurry; great haste; rush
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
other side; opposite side; other party
protracted war; war of attrition
on the occasion of; at the time of
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
inside; interior; inner part
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny