in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
defense; defence; protection
national border; provincial border
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
three; three years of age
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
among these; between these; of these
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
recovery; rescue; recapture
on the occasion of; at the time of
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
ago; since; before; previous
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
nervousness; oversensitivity
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
when it comes to; concerning
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking