technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
tiring easily; easy to tire
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
Imperial tour; royal progress
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
(political) administration; political power
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
patient; having a long fuse
supply line; line of communications
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
(for one's turn) to come round