advisory level; warning level
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to engage in a heated discussion
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
(brute) force; using all one's might
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
(find) common (meeting) ground
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
marriage proposal; courtship
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay