job; work; duties; trade; skill
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
national defence; national defense
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
town; city; municipal; urban
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to say; to be pleased to say
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
secrecy; highly classified information
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
each individual; each person
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
almost every day; almost daily
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)