war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; in any case; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
retention; maintenance; preservation
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
grip (of hand); grip strength
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
axis; axle; plan; contrivance
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
capacity; volume; capacitance
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
decrease; reduction; decline
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
distributed, decentralized arrangement
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
resistibility; resistance; resistivity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
practical problem; practical matter