to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
inattention; absent-mindedness
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
horizon (related to bodies of water)
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
solitary island; isolated island
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
estimate (of costs); budget
back country; remote countryside
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
free medical treatment; gratuitous treatment
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
guard station; guard house; guard post
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
(a person's) appearance; looks
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
feelings; thoughts; meaning
ability; capability; competence; skill
security; stability; safety; peace
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand