link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to slap; to strike; to spank
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
right to know; right to access information
origin; fundamental element
mass communication; mass media
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
possession; occupation; occupancy
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted