it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
creation; Creation (by God)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)