in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
tide; current; tendency; trend
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
proving ground; test site
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
entry; approach; penetration
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
using every trick (in the book)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
gravitational field (of a celestial body); sphere of gravitation; gravisphere
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
the last moment; the very end
never ceasing; never ending
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to flare up; to burst into flames
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
induced explosion; secondary explosion