to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
agricultural land; farmland
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
town; city; municipal; urban
outside the city; suburbs
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
spot; point; place; position
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
urban area; urban district
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
repair work; restoration work
several weeks; a few weeks
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
serious; severe; grave; acute
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
funny story; funny anecdote
supply; supplying; replenishment
without; unless; have to do
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living