exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
to start slowly; to lag behind
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
negotiations; discussions; connection
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to anticipate; to foresee
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
conquest; domination; mastery
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to unfold; to unroll; to open
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
munitions; military stores
creditor country; creditor nation
superiority; predominance
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
great war; great battle; world war
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely