concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
calm; composed; cool; quiet
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
number of persons; personnel
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to use and then throw away
labor; labour; manpower; working force
dealing with; coping with
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
desperately; for one's dear life
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
for the present; for the time being
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal