active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to be careful; to take the utmost care
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
high nose; person with a high nose; pride
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
hope; white hope; person of promise
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to sit down; to take a seat
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
complication; confusion; disorder
to be in danger of; to be liable to
war; fighting; fierce competition
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
ruler; monarch; sovereign
sixth day of the month; six days
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
changing clothes; change of clothes
what time; (lit.) which hour
minding; watching; looking out; guarding
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid