reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
certain evidence; definite evidence
flexible (of people); open-minded
separate post; separate mail; separate cover
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to claim victims; to leave casualties
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
major earthquake; large earthquake
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
way out; means to escape; escape route
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to think too much; to be over-concerned
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door