to order; to command; to appoint
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
very interesting; of great interest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
slope; slanting surface; bevel
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
perfect; just right; ideal
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
exact copy; slavish imitation
on the occasion of; at the time of
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate