to watch over; to watch attentively
I appreciate your efforts
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
record of proceedings; minutes
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
munitions industry; war industry
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
next generation; future generation
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
defense; defence; protection
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
Japanese company (business, firm)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
countermeasure; counter-measure
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...