to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
archeological excavation (archaeological)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
perception; sensation; awareness
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
skill; dexterity; proficiency
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving