to collect; to assemble; to gather
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to come and go; to go back and forth
corridor; hallway; passageway
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage