army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
reality; actuality; hard fact
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
time required; time taken; necessary time
traffic hell, traffic congestion
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
almost; roughly; approximately
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
due form; official; formality
since then; from that time; ever since
after a long time; for the first time in a while
several years; a few years
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
mental; psychological; physical
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass (of time); to elapse
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
adds force or indicates command
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from