to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to investigate; to examine
reorganization; reorganisation; restructuring
to become empty; to be emptied
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
marching orders; sailing orders
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
horizon (related to land)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
accumulation; accumulate; store
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy