medical apparatus; medical instruments
messenger; envoy; emissary
course; route; path; process; stages
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to stay calm; to keep cool
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
without permission; without notice
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
at once; immediately; right now
state of the war; war situation
reform; reformation; reorganization
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
dealing with; coping with
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to employ; to hire; to engage
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to buy; to purchase; to buy out