indirection; indirectness
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
aggression; invasion; raid
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
antigen-antibody reaction; AAR
entry; approach; penetration
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
adoption; selection; choice
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
unidentified flying object; UFO
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns
mirror surface; lens surface