to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
strategy meeting; council of war
established practice; custom
last week; the week before
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
skilled manager; resourceful general
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
final; eventual; ultimate
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fort; stronghold; fortification
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to tumble down; to roll down
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
that is to say; so that means
distant; remote; isolated
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with