to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
development project (program, programme, plan)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
test subject (esp. animals or objects); experimental subject
around the world; throughout the world
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
one more time; once more; once again
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to drop; to let fall; to omit
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
a long, long time ago; very long ago