(air or sea) route; course; line; run
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
secrecy; highly classified information
general idea; concept; notion
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to look upwards; to look up
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
rare (or peculiar) animal
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach