to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
about this time; about now
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
peacekeeping operations; PKO; price-keeping operation; PKO
one day; (on) a certain day
government; administration; ministry
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
in succession; one by one
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to put one's life on the line
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
in that manner; like that
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
very likely; very probable