great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to look away; to turn away
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
instability; insecurity; crankiness
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
public-private partnership; PPP; point-to-point protocol; PPP; Polluter Pays Principle; PPP
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
share; portion; quota; cut
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
being filled with; being full of; permeation
great hurry; great haste; rush
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors