important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with