loin ham; ham made from pork loin
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
at once; immediately; right now
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
how long; how far; how much
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
station square; station plaza
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
nice; good; well-executed
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view