to be helpful; to be useful
never mind!; don't worry about it
World War III; Third World War
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
independent state; independent nation
border (between countries); national border
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
transport aircraft; transport plane
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
non-governmental organization; NGO
non-governmental organization; NGO
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to find out; to discover; to locate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
(necessary) personnel; required person
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel