Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
air route; airway; air lane; air corridor
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
likely loss; probable defeat
river surface; surface of a river
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
... years old; age (of) ...
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
person who has rendered distinguished service
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
surrounding at a distance
opposite bank; farther shore
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising