copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
war; fighting; fierce competition
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
ago; since; before; previous
to concern; to be related
materials; data; document
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
destruction; collapse; crumbling
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
very interesting; of great interest
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
beforehand; in advance; previously
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
use; utilization; utilisation; application
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to talk; to chat; to chatter
combination; union; binding; bond
only; merely; but; no more than
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
failure; mistake; blunder
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
calm; composed; leisurely