it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
proposal; proposition; suggestion
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
either way; in any case; one way or another
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
without cause; without reason
elliptical shape; oval shape
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
review; reconsideration; revision
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
water damage; flood disaster
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
formwork; shuttering; mold; mould; form
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses