lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
military man; warrior; soldier
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
genius; prodigy; natural gift
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (of time); to elapse
several hours; a few hours
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
terrain; geographical features; topography
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
left side; left-hand side
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
official name; formal name
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science