facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
technological development
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to unfold; to unroll; to open
conventional forces; conventional military forces
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
support; backing; patronage
to be caught in one's own trap
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
charming; fascinating; attractive
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
whichever one chooses; either way
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
time; season; period; phase; stage
to become possible; to become able to (do)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
the place for; the time for; the level of
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited