several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
interference; intervention; meddling
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pride; dignity; self-respect
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk