gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
another; different; something else
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
several people; a few people
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
as planned; according to plan
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about