shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
northwestern part; the northwest
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to take command; to give direction
standard; set; routine; decided
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
uninhabited island; desert island
pillar of fire; blazing column
blighted love; disappointed love
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)