initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
giving; provision; furnishing
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
30th day of the month; 30 days
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fellow sufferers pity each other
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
cigarette end; cigarette butt
remote (work, device, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
to smash; to break into pieces
security firm; security company
to find fault with; to question
floor above; floor upstairs
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
the West; the Occident; Western countries
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp