emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
pistol; handgun; revolver
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
public power; governmental authority
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
(social) class; rank; grade
chief; main; principal; important
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
principal occupation; core business
study; research; investigation
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
security firm; security company
social; societal; societary
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of