direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to attack; to assault; to assail
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
wherein; therein; thereinto
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
production; output; turning out
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
great cause; moral law; justice
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to look around; to survey
to begin talking; to open up
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service