millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
unanticipated; unexpected
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
countermeasure; counter-measure
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
mostly involve; principally involve
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
modern person; people of today
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
template; run of the mill; formulaic
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
selection; choice; option
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right