doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
economic strategy; business strategy
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to underrate; to make light of
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone; lacking (moral) conviction; weak-principled; having no backbone
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
ingredient; component; composition
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman