deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
artificial island; man-made island
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
lacking cargo; in ballast
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to become completely chilled
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
I don't want to boast but
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)