to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
prototype model; experimental machine
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
based on; built on; made from
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
settlement; solution; resolution
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to some extent; to a certain extent
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to hand over; to surrender
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
certainly; surely; definitely
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to invite in; to show someone in
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting