shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
vertical take off and landing; VTOL
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
conference room; council room
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
not yet known; unknown; strange
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
strategy meeting; council of war
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
extermination; expulsion; destruction