engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
the ancients; ancient people
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
comparison; something worthy of comparison
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
military force; military strength
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
sabotage; subversive activities
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
from the viewpoint of; according to
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
impassioned speech; fervent speech
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to hammer out the details; to work out details
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
prospecting; trial digging
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk