grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
one by one; one each; one at a time
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
instead; but (on the other hand)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to recover consciousness; to come to
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
main battery; main armament
idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to control; to command; to get the better of
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
royal capital; imperial capital
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
secondary armament (of a warship); secondary battery; secondary gun
many; a lot; much; multitude
redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
for a while; for some time; for a period
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
supply; provision; raising; procurement
third day of the month; three days