Marine Corps; Royal Marines
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
standard equipment; standard feature
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
modernization; modernisation
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
greater than ...; bigger ...
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person