to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
even if nothing else; more than anything else
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
countermeasure; counter-measure
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
synchronization; synchronized swimming
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
rising; ascending; climbing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
conduit (pipe); water pipe
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
entire world; whole world; world stage
pressure difference; pressure differential
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
in addition; besides this; twice
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
only; merely; but; no more than
lost article; something forgotten
becoming numb; becoming desensitized