disaster prevention practice
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
training; drill; practice; discipline
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
interested person; volunteer; supporter
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
theatre; theater; playhouse
surely; certainly; without doubt
and yet; though; when; in spite of
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to refer to; to use as reference
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
individual; private person; personal; private
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Christmas Eve; holy night