defense; defence; protection
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
program (e.g. TV); programme
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
interference; intervention; meddling
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people