intelligence gathering; information gathering
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
supply; provision; service; supply
distant place; faraway location; far away
stretching; extension; elongation
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
railroad network; railroad system
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
practicality; utility; usefulness
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
belatedly; though a little too late
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
abstract or impracticable theory
exemplification; illustrating by example
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration