to project; to stick out; to stand out
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
one's home country; one's homeland
country; territory; domain; realm
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
group; bunch; crowd; group
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
beyond that point; after that
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
lumping together; putting all together
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
departure; leaving; setting off