counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
place; situation; position; location
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
while; during; while; although; all; both
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
observatory; observation post
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
area of holiday homes; area of villas
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
second (unit of time); arc second
but; however; provided that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)