(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
political measures; policy
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
fee; charge; rate; material
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
fever (state of excitement)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
solution; solution strategy
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
anxiety (about the future)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
worst; worst-case (scenario)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet