in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
preparation; arrangements
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
presumption; assumption; estimation
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
health; healthy; sound; fit
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
one by one; one each; one at a time
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to discuss; to talk together
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft