defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
depravity; corruption; degradation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to stop walking; to pause
owner (esp. of a business)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
one's family; family member
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
body guard; military escort
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
in the meanwhile; during the time
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to ascend; to go up; to climb
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone