war; fighting; fierce competition
reopening; resumption; restarting
to anticipate; to foresee
number of persons; personnel
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
increase in population; population growth
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
agricultural land; farmland
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
acceleration; speeding up
production output; number of goods manufactured
to increase; to add to; to augment
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
pushing by hand; hand gilding
tool; implement; means; furniture
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
parts; accessories; components
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
not caring; not giving a damn
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge