commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
stationing (troops); occupancy
base (military, expedition, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
armory; armoury; ordnance department
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
by means of; due to; because of; according to
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outside of; not covered by
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)