yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
inside; interior; inner part
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
how long; how far; how much
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
unique; peculiar; singular
place; position; location; position; standing; status
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
very great; enormous; serious
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
introducing (a bill); presentation; departure on a journey
resolution; decision; vote
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger