to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
capital strength (of an enterprise)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
addition; adding; supplement
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
one-by-one; separately; in detail
example; exercise (for the reader)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
expansion slot; expansion board slot
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
abstention; nonparticipation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to hang one's head; to droop one's head