engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
archery; mapping; map; morphism
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
rather; better; instead; if anything
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
acceleration; speeding up
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
transmittance; permeability