no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
finish; end; completion; result
how long; how far; how much
shipping; shipment; forwarding
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
coilgun (gun in which a magnetic projectile is propelled using electromagnetic coils)
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey