cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
electronic countermeasures; ECM
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
SAM; surface-to-air missile
both sides; two sides; double-sided
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
back (side); back end; rear
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
fort; stronghold; fortification
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
within; inside of; less than
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
all over; all over the place; everywhere
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
storehouse; warehouse; godown
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
in that way; like that; that way
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of