measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
centralized management; centrally controlled system
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
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
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
great hurry; great haste; rush
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
about when; about what time; how soon
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
senior high school; high school
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)