serviceability; maintainability; ease of maintaining
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
receiving; acceptance; reception
emergency exit light; guide light
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
several years standing; over several years
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
heating power; thermal power; firepower
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
armament; soldier's equipment
based on; on the basis of
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
guess; conjecture; surmise
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
justice; fairness; impartiality
to be settled; to be brought to an end
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
engine compartment (of a vehicle); engine room (e.g. of ship)
next generation; future generation
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
last flight; last bus; last train
express; special delivery