high brow; broad forehead
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
logistical support; combat service support
joint struggle; common (united) front
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
pride; boast; credit (to)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
baby carriage; perambulator; pram
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
as you are aware; as you know
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
matching; checking; comparison (of data)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
point of reference; reference point
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment