check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
grade; class; degree; magnitude
outside of; not covered by
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
of course; certainly; naturally
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
priority; order of precedence
countermeasure; counter-measure
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
and then; and so; and; so then
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
getting an advance (on one's salary)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
heating power; thermal power; firepower
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
maid; helper; help; assistance
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
first meeting; first interview with
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen