strategic resources; strategic materials
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
combat power; fighting strength
reduction by half; halving
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
how; in what way; how about
of course; certainly; naturally
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
memories; recollections; reminiscence
don't you think?; indicates question
still; even now; to this day
restoration; repair; mending
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
briskly with small steps; trotting
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
notice; attention; observation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
people; men and women; each person; everybody