tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
not to be depended on; of little hope
because of; owing to; due to
environment; circumstance
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to perceive; to understand
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to take (be in) charge of
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to be in danger of; to be liable to