equipment; device; installation; stage setting
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
sending back; return to sender
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
in the future; another day; later
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
action; operation; effect; function
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)