first of all; first thing
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
directivity; directionality; intentionality
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
safecracking; safecracker
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
digitization; digitalization
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
scytale (tool for performing a transposition cipher)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
very great; enormous; serious
encryption key; cryptographic key
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await