shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
loading; charging; filling
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
optimism; taking an optimistic view
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
reopening; resumption; restarting
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
lading; loading; carrying
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
a short while ago; already
clanging; empty; deserted
construction; architecture (of buildings)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
surely (not); certainly (not)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
electromagnetic interference; EMI
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect