trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
ability; performance; efficiency
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
making practical; making useful; implementing
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
prohibition; inhibition; ban
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
major agricultural country; agricultural power; agripower
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
possession (esp. of a territory)