being dotted with; being scattered
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to differ; to vary; to disagree
origin; beginning; source; rise
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
river; stream; River; the ... river
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
hostility; animosity; enmity
alert status; emergency alert
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
visual confirmation; sighting
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen