diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
unspecified large number (of people)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
World War III; Third World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
way; method; means; (technical) specification
very young; little; childish; immature
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
February; second month of the lunar calendar
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area