firm; strong; solid; stable
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
hereabouts; around there; that area
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
collaborative research; joint research
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to pierce through; to break through
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
with a bellow (of a gorilla); while hooting "ooh ooh"; in high spirits; happily; excitedly
unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
it's been a long time; long time no see
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable