pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
gossip; corner of the mouth
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to throw on the fire; to burn
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
messenger; envoy; emissary
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
prejudice; bias; distorted view
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
great war; great battle; world war
person who has rendered distinguished service
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
relation; connection; relevance
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
hard to reach place; remote place
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle