switching over to; migration; transition
metre; meter; meter; gauge
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
locational advantage; advantageous position
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
classification; categorization; sorting
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one's physical safety; personal security
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
tail (animal); tail end; tip
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee