speaking voice; talking voice
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
performance of one's official duties
document case; letter tray
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
scenery; scene; landscape
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
landscape photograph; scenic photograph
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
inland districts; inland areas
guess; conjecture; surmise
not necessarily so; is not always true
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
just the other day; quite recently
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person