(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
engineer; technical officer
armaments; military preparations
appointment; assignment; promotion
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
to begin talking; to open up
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
just you wait and see (as a threat)
commencing with; including
right in the middle (of); midst; height
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
graph paper; section paper
intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
conduct; behavior; behaviour
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
setting sail; leaving the shore, dock, etc.
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort