to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
filtrand; filter residue; residue
1G; first generation (of wireless cellular technology)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects
movie; film; motion picture
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
very small; tiny; insignificant
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
very great; enormous; serious
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
that is to say; so that means
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
in person; personally; directly