betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
national crisis; national disaster
to join forces; to cooperate
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
loyal retainer; loyal subject
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
near; close; beside; third person
training range; training grounds; training area
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit