operating room; operating theatre
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
unimpressive; unimpressed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
suspension of water supply; water outage
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
waist; waistline; waist measurement
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
fragment; one of the group or party
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
still; as yet; as it has been
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed