handover (in cellular telecommunications); handoff
(Japanese) Anti-Subversive Activities Act
extra-large (clothing size); XL
departure; outgoing flight; departing flight
Technical Research and Development Institute
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
construction area; section of a construction project
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
arms race; armaments race
rejoining one's army unit
Mig (Russian aeroplane, airplane); MIG
to make up for; to compensate for
police mobile traffic unit
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
congestion (e.g. traffic); overcrowding; convergence (esp. optical)
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
interdict; prohibition order; writ of prohibition
equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)
boot; bootload; bootstrap
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
arrest; custody; detention
to hold a small dinner party
political climate; political situation
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer