urban areas; the streets; town; city
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
to kill; to choke the life out of
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to brave a danger; to take a risk
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to walk in on; to tread upon
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
earthquake resistance standards
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to rebuild; to reconstruct
owner (esp. of a business)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
garbage chute; trash chute; rubbish chute; refuse chute
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
nesting hole; burrow; den
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
tall figure; high stature