storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
as many (people) as possible
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
personal feelings; self-interest
ancestor; forefather; foremother
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
intelligence gathering; information gathering
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
since when; from when; how long
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
pelvic examination; consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to grow up; to become an adult
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
stock-farming; cattle breeding
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)