people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
difficult to ...; hard to ...
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to clear away; to remove; to demolish