cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
stretching; extension; elongation
railroad network; railroad system
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
executives; top management; governing body
supreme command; high command
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
focal point; nodal point; node
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to withstand; to be able to endure
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
important point; strategic position; key point
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
satellite city; satellite town
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
surrounding at a distance
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke