to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to go past; to pass; to pass by
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
one machine; one aircraft; one life
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
although I say; although one might say; although called
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
intercom; intercommunication system
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with