industrial wastewater; liquid waste from a factory
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
to die; (lit.) to become bones
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
factory; plant; mill; workshop
brilliant; bright; dazzling
unprofitable business operation
one by one; one after another
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
level ground; plain; flatland
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
see-through (e.g. blouse)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
allotment (allocation) of marks
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper