rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
distinctive; characteristic
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
point in common; common feature
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
official name; formal name
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)