beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
national border; provincial border
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to need; to call for; to require
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
throwaway; disposable; single-use
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
impossible; unlikely; improbable
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
whole nation; whole land; whole country
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively