countermeasures against unemployment; relief measures for the unemployed
ideal weather for an outing
badness; evilness; bad; evil
long-serving soldier; veteran
to refuse; to decline; to deny
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
card (with a message written on it)
chiffon cake; sponge cake
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
literary woman; talented woman
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to listen again; to ask again
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
organization; organisation; forming
commodore; brigadier general
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
on duty; at work; while working
armour (e.g. tank); armor
leading person; foremost figure
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
as you see; as you can see
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
slight; little; insignificant
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again