achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
based on; on the basis of
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
region; limits; stage; level
Basic Instinct (1992 film)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
after death; posthumously
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
pioneer; settler; colonist
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
young female rice planter; young girl
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)