in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
fort; stronghold; fortification
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
three; three years of age
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
short distance; close range
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to face on; to look out on to
there is nothing; having nothing
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to order; to command; to appoint
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
carelessly; inattentively
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)