unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inside; interior; inner part
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
(made of) leather; leather-bound
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
function; facility; faculty; feature
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
technical; technological; practical
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
pile bunker (fictional weapon)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
suspension (of an automobile)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)