skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
duty; obligation; responsibility
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
selection; choice; option
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
factory; plant; mill; workshop
liner; regularly scheduled ship
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
time preservation; saving time
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together; translation
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
all parts; various parts; every department
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
rest; break; recess; intermission
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
calm; composed; leisurely
fortune-telling; divination
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)