to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
the right person in the right place
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
military personnel; soldier
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
dozens; scores of; decades
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection