to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to attack; to assault; to assail
very great; enormous; serious
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to stop walking; to pause
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
main cause; primary factor
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
war situation; progress of a battle
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
choices; alternatives; options
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to be conspicuous; to stand out
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
small number; few; minority
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")