to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
maid; helper; help; assistance
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
war situation; progress of a battle
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
heating power; thermal power; firepower
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
limited; limiting; restrictive
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
natural phenomenon (phenomena)