Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
every year; yearly; annually
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to complete decisively; to do to completion
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
the way one works; one's working manner
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
equator; (celestial) equator
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing