nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
protest campaign; demonstration
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
interstage; inter-section; column space
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
example; illustration; precedent
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way