device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
research and development; R&D
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
carbuncle; red gemstone, esp. a garnet
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
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)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note