faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
pair; the two; both persons; both things
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
such; this sort of; like this
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
head office; general office
bureau director; office chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
research division; inquiry section
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
adviser; advisor; consultant
maritime; marine transportation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
scheme to provoke discord (e.g. between countries); alienating measure
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to anticipate; to foresee
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
job; work; duties; trade; skill
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply