refusal; rejection; denial; veto
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
in the course of one's duties
sense of duty (obligation)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
now; the present time; just now; another; more
staying in the air; remaining airborne
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.)
warning line; police cordon
site; point on a map; spot
even though; despite; when
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
tedious; boring; being fed up with
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
that's the way it is; such is life
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)