defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to go past; to pass; to pass by
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
all present; all concerned; all of us
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
call; summons; convening; convocation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dealing with; coping with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find out; to discover; to locate
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon