to cross one's mind; to be reminded
toilet paper; lavatory paper
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
dark of the night; darkness of the night
chart; diagram; graph; figure
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
total eclipse of the Moon
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
(Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); National Security Council (USA)
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
encryption; encoding; encipherment
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)