to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
one by one; one at a time; in turn
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
as soon as possible; ASAP
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
under construction; in preparation
center; centre; metropolis
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
real thing; original; actual
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration