minute adjustment; fine-tuning
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
semi-automatic (transmission, firearm, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to put one's strength into
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
traditional; customary; conventional