alien (from another planet)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
Russo-German War (1941-1945)
secret; private; surreptitious
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
one part; one portion; one section
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
unrequited love; one-sided love
to like; to love; to be fond of
sexy; popular; well-liked
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
daytime television serial; soap opera
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
eldest daughter; first-born daughter