headquarters; head office; main office
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
fort; stronghold; fortification
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
ratio; proportion; percentage
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to ask a question; to ask questions
discrimination; discernment; identification
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
mill ends; lumber remnants; wood waste
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)