machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
pupil; student; schoolchild
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
beforehand; in advance; previously
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to encamp; to take up positions
central part; heart (of a city)
chief; main; principal; major
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
headquarters; head office; main office
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
railroad; railway; rail transport
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
power plant; power station
armory; armoury; ordnance department
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
public hall; community center; community centre
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
successively; one after another