recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
reopening; resumption; restarting
guardian; protector; patron; parent
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
so; like this; in this way
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to grow up; to become an adult
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
art of self-defense (defence)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
armed forces; military; troops
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to gather; to collect; to assemble
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
each and all; every single one; everybody
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
obstruction of business; interference with business
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
battlefield; battleground
to be helpful; to be useful
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she