the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
construction; architecture (of buildings)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to happen to meet; to come across
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
preference; priority; precedence
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
probability; likelihood; chances
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
from the beginning; from scratch
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
whispering; murmuring; subdued
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to brush off; to shake off
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken