mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
threshold; breaking point
chuck-farthing (game of throwing coins in a hole); pitch-farthing
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
another method; another problem
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
the same rank; equality; apposition
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
joints; points (of a speech)
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
quite; utterly; really; completely
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
dismissal (from a position); discharge
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to burst (open); to break; to split