(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
throughput; processing power
major war; great war; world war
enrich the country, strengthen the army
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
admiration; wonder; astonishment
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
namely; that is (to say); in other words
from the viewpoint of; according to
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to seek a path; to find one's way
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
National Security Council
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
appeasement; placation; propitiation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
delay; putting off; procrastination
behind with everything; too late; reactive
Joan of Arc (1412-1431; French military leader)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
public interest; public benefit; public good
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
between both countries; bilateral