generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
equality; impartiality; evenness
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
more than usual; especially; particularly
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
even if; even though; wow
color spotting; color irregularity; color spots
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops