joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
hostile relations; hostile relationship
end of war; cessation of hostilities
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
memory; sense; experience
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
successively; one after another
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; like that; that sort of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
young person; youth; young
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
area; region; district; locality
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
construction; establishment
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish