deep affection; dear; beloved
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
as; because; with; due to
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
(barbed) wire entanglements
armed forces; military; troops
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
it is not (like that) either
individual; private person; personal; private
another thing; exception; special case