solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
convenient; handy; useful
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
municipal (civic) law; domestic law; national law
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
reaching; attaining; arrival
rational; reasonable; logical
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high-voltage current; high-tension current
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to be erected; to be built
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to grant permission; to give permission
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
supply; provision; raising; procurement
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
naturalization; naturalisation
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which