to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
healthy; sound; wholesome
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
as soon as possible; ASAP
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
home area; home town; local
broadcasting station; broadcaster
requisition; commandeering; conscription
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
on the occasion of; at the time of
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest