denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
dose (medicine, radiation)
in the state; within the state
stationing (troops); garrisoning
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
military service; conscription
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
homecoming; return to one's home
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
planned; scheduled; systematic
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
on the street; around town; the world; the public
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
complementary; supplementary
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
US military; United States Armed Forces
armed might; military power; the sword; force
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
western hemisphere; the Occident
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
majority group (party, faction)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
cease-fire; truce; armistice
countermeasure; counter-measure