fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to play a central role; to take a leading part
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
that is to say; so that means
destination; place one stays during a trip
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
great hurry; great haste; rush
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
array; muster; line-up; full force
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
return; relapse; recurrence
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
debut; initial stage appearance
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
keep going; hang in there; go for it; (lit.) add oil
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
support; backing; aid; assistance
for your information; I'm telling you
slack; slovenly; lackadaisical; moonstruck; love-struck; spoony
motion sickness; travel sickness
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel