to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
confusion; distraction; derangement
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
without permission; without notice
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to state; to express; to mention
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
suffix for train car numbers
setting up specially; special installation
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
telecommunications; correspondence
to become excited; to grow lively