high efficiency; high performance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
random; unintentional; unintended
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to make a speech; to address
switching over to; migration; transition
office hours; business hours; working hours
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to show up; to appear; to turn up
determination; resolution
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
on duty; at work; while working
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)