personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
fuel expenses; cost of fuel
war funds; war expenditures
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
place; position; location; position; standing; status
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
supply; supplying; replenishment
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
being under military occupation
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
international; diplomatic intercourse
great war; great battle; world war
among countries; between countries
power balance; balance of power
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
that's the way it is; such is life
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be silent; to say nothing
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
person of letters; literary person