cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
Saipan (island near Guam)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to name; to call; to christen; to term
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to need; to call for; to require
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to talk; to chat; to chatter
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still