being too late; losing one's final chance
remote (work, device, etc.)
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to shout (in anger); to yell
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
operation; functioning; running
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
remote control; remote operation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
finish; finishing; finishing touches
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
function; facility; faculty; feature
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal