public debt; public bond; government securities
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to tell all; to give a full account
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to be promoted to a higher rank
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
shell (e.g. electron shell)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
this world; this life; world of the living
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
armaments; military preparations
military science; strategy; tactics
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
and yet; despite (all) that