vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
naval arsenal; naval shipyard
construction; establishment
many; much; plenty; hardly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
at least; at most; (even) just
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other