to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
artificial intelligence; AI
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment