to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
something like ...; something called ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
one large ...; a great ...
oracle; revelation; divine message
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
hot topic; talk of the town
two classes; double; two sets
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
percent; per cent; percentage
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
proposed site; site chosen
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
ability; capability; skill
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
double; twice (as much); twofold
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death