to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
processing speed; handling speed
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
transcendence; transcendency
to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to go around causing damage; to rampage from place to place; to ravage far and wide
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
Japan Sinks (1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
telecommunications; correspondence
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
offensive (movement); aggression
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient