to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
simultaneous; all at once
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
pointing out; identification
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
big leakage; uncontained leak
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful