to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
unveiling; debut; introduction
performing without rehearsal
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
news; word; tidings; omen
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
civilian in military employ
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
the staff; inside the department
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
development; exploitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly