to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
study; research; investigation
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
that; the matter in question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
how; in what way; how about
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
chance (of success); odds
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very