gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
whispering into a person's ear
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
something like ...; something called ...
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
in advance; beforehand; previously
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
perception; sensation; awareness
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
extensive; vast range; wide scope
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
automatic; intransitive verb
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to give; to do (something) for
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
way; method; means; resource; course
instead; but (on the other hand)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
killing two birds with one stone
close to the wall; alongside the wall