expectation; anticipation; forecast
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
steel; sword steel; sword
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
order; directive; instructions; command
secrecy; highly classified information
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to await; to wait for; to expect
quotation; citation; reference
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock