hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
present; current; in operation
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
good; goodness; right; virtue
to hate each other; to hate mutually
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
hooting; jeering; heckling
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
factory; plant; mill; workshop
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
within the blood; blood-borne
death by suffocation; death by choking
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
making practical; making useful; implementing
to grumble about something (trivial)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
in swarms; in great crowds
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
sundry; various; assorted