seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
recovery; rescue; recapture
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
divide and rule; divide and conquer
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
will; intent; desire; will; testament
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
postwar period; period after Second World War
rule of an occupying power
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something