measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
topic of discussion; agenda
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
each place; various places
cooperation; coordination; link
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
making an attempt; trial run
if it is the case that ...
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
support; backing; patronage
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?