war; battle; match; game; competition
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
switching over to; migration; transition
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
government; administration
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
private citizen; civilian
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
elementary and middle school pupils
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
lost child department; place to bring lost children to
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
this world; this life; world of the living
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
crimping; pressure bonding
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
two persons; two people; pair; couple
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite