to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
compelling force; legal force
without permission; without notice
early post war period; immediately after the war
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
man of the future; Homo futurus
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
stochastic; probabilistic
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
serious accident; major incident
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
kindergartener; preschooler
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
headache inducing; vexing
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
out of one's line; out of one's field
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely