(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
president's office; director's office
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
within; inside of; less than
air conditioning; air cooling
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
fluent (in a language); flowing
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
last century; ancient times
environmental problem; environmental issue
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
10,000,000,000; ten billion
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
extinction; annihilation; destruction
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
environmental destruction
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...