whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
plain; plateau; tableland
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
ups and downs; up-and-down
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
group; party; team; squad; section
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
how; in what way; in what manner
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
in the morning; during the morning