your body; your health; yourself; you
national polity; National Athletic Meet
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
refutation; rebuttal; retort
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
sequel; later development
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
inspection; examination; survey
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to take photographs for later use; to record videos for archiving
digital versatile disc; DVD
new book; new publication
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out