visual confirmation; sighting
sphere; circle; range; category
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
main force; chief object; mainline
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
site; point on a map; spot
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
at least; at most; (even) just
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
memory; sense; experience
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment