there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to spend time (on doing something)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
courteous; decorous; polite
hammer throw (track and field)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
with a start; with a jump
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
research and development; R&D
life or death; existence; destiny
intensive; concentrated; focused
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
day of month; counter for days
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
person of common sense; common sense man
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post