as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
government forces; government troops
war; battle; match; game; competition
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ago; since; before; previous
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
small number; few; minority
generation; the world; the age
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion