blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
course; route; path; process; stages
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
on countless occasions; many a time
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
in the mountains; among the mountains
comparatively; relatively
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
in case of; at that time; at this time
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
several years standing; over several years
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
in that manner; like that
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot