today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
text entry; character entry
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
female university student; female college student
for example; for instance; e.g.
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
until now; so far; up to the present
particularly; only; in the case of
being too late; losing one's final chance
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
study; research; investigation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous