defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
regiment of military policemen
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to mow; to reap; to harvest
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark