as if nothing had happened
reopening; resumption; restarting
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
departure; leaving; going away; recession
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
timewise; temporal; chronal
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to settle (in a place); to settle down
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
now that; since; so long as; because
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to throw into; to dump in together
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
creation; generation; formation; derivation
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
within; inside of; less than
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to await; to wait for; to expect
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to become clear; to be made public
nesting hole; burrow; den
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)