our country; our land; one's own country
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
now that you say that; now that you mention it
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
the ocean; the great deep
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
enticement; inducement; attraction
don't worry about it; forget about it
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
other than; excluding; without
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
student accommodation; student dormitory
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)