to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
dominion; territory; possession
aggression; invasion; raid
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fortified city; walled city
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that