to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(coming through) loud and clear
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
urban transport; urban transit
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
diverse arguments arising in great numbers
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
speaking of ...; as for ...
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
classical elegance; antiquity
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
housing district; residential district
wooden house; frame house (building)
urban area; urban district
ancient city; former capital
fine view; beautiful sight
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
source of river; fountainhead
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
branch road; branch path; fork road
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)