to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
throughput; processing power
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
distant place; faraway location; far away
protective instinct; defensive instinct
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
individual; private person; personal; natural person
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
substation; branch office
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
this sort of; this type of
around the clock; day and night
workshop; studio; atelier
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors