strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
agricultural land; farmland
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
migration; move; emigration; immigration
home use; residential use
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
scorched-earth strategy (policy, tactics)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
southern part; the south (of a region)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
apartment building; housing complex
all over; all over the place; everywhere
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement