river; stream; River; the ... river
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
(the condition of) one's health
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
illegal; illicit; unlawful
inspection; examination; survey
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to write down; to record; to register
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
concealment; suppression; hiding
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
food self-sufficiency rate
limited; limiting; restrictive
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
with a clashing or clanging sound
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections