clean water; purified water
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
gravitational wave; gravity wave
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
establishment; settlement
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
possible; likely; probable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
several weeks; a few weeks
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
abuse; misuse; perversion
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to look young; to seem young
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
original intention; initial resolution
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus