as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
boisterously; roughly; briskly
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to dye; to colour; to color
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
consequently; as a result
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
aptitude; aptness; suitability
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to shed light; to cast light
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
round shape; circle; circular form
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
training; drill; practice; discipline
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)