strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
difficult to ...; hard to ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
if you do this; if this is the case
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
national border; provincial border
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
presidential decree; executive order
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
midterm election; interim election
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)