unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
considerably; fairly; quite
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
failure; mistake; blunder
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
study; research; investigation
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to spread; to be propagated
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
circulation; dissemination
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
fish-based cooking; fish dish
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
anything and everything; just about everything
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
and; thereupon; because of that
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
national character; regional character
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise