to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
instruments; equipment; implements; utensils; tools; apparatus
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
armed forces; military; troops
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
armaments; military preparations
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
several minutes; a few minutes
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to show up; to appear; to turn up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reconfirmation; double check
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
maintenance; preservation; improvement
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to hit hard; to strike hard
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts