not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
this (very thing); this precisely
in the meanwhile; during the time
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
next generation; future generation
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
(find) common (meeting) ground
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
very small; very little; slight; trifling; negligible; insignificant
drifting; drift; being adrift
double star; visual double
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
as much as one can; as much as possible
to tower over the surroundings
popular spot; popular place; popular location
round shape; circle; circular form
restaurant at the top of a tall building; restaurant with a view
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
the ocean; the great deep