neutral zone; demilitarized zone
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
beginning; outset; first; onset
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
while; during (the time when)
again; once more; a second time
tension; mental strain; nervousness
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hall of offerings (at a shrine)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
military forces; hosts; troops
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
without; but if; otherwise; or else
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
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
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
myself; yourself; I; me; you