when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
aerial tanker; refueling aircraft
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
site; point on a map; spot
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
on the sea; surface of the sea
three; three years of age
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
head; lead; vanguard; first
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)