characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to have an idea; to have a clue
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
boasting of one's strength
exploitation; overuse; abuse
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
number of persons; personnel
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to call in; to invite; to bring in
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
all-out attack; general offensive
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to shout (in anger); to yell
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
in search of; in order to look for