check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
person standing watch; guard duty
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
tendency; trend; inclination
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
periodic; regular; routine
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
drinking water; potable water
order of chivalry; chivalric order
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
one theory; one opinion; another theory
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to make sure of the truth
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible