to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
partly open; in half bloom
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
being left out; being ostracized
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to discuss; to talk together
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
estimate (of costs); budget
cash bonus; reward; bounty
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently