humming a tune (while doing something else)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
trivial; not amounting to much
to perceive; to understand
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
performance of one's official duties
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
Environmental Performance Vehicles
the modern era; present day
to look down on; to make light of
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes