ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
thrust; driving force; propulsion
contest of strength; trial of strength
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
imposing stance; daunting pose
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
drifting; drift; being adrift
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
short pause; short interval
Hominini; tribe comprising humans, chimpanzees and bonobos
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
the last moment; the very end
appearance; how one looks to others; towards the outside; outside part
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be infected; to be contagious
royal castle; imperial castle