union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(within a) territory; domains
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to thrust before; to thrust at
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
again; once more; a second time
several years; a few years
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ago; since; before; previous
to begin; to set about; to start
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self-deception; self-deceit
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much