siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
duty; function; office; mission; task
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
about when; about what time; how soon
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
base (military, expedition, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(necessary) personnel; required person
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to close (one's eyes); to shut
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
opposite side; opposition
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion