losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
night view; night skyline; nightscape
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
information; news; report; reward; retribution
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
as; because; with; due to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
main storage; main memory
parallel processing; array processing
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
random access memory; RAM
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
main memory; main storage
handful; small amount; small number
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
precision instrument or machine
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
everything; anything; nothing
to pierce through; to break through
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
to pay attention; to be watchful
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
recollection; reminiscence