articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
brightness; splendour; splendor
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
global positioning system; GPS
border area; border zone; borderland
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
farming implement; farm tools
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
massing (of troops); gathering
brilliant; bright; dazzling
whole day and night; 24 hours
(how) many times; (how) often
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
moment by moment; hour by hour
to fall flat; to fall face down
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees