ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
information discovery; disclosure of information
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
carbonization; carbonisation
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
unless (you do something)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
battle formation; military formation
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
summer vacation; summer holiday
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across