whole nation; whole land; whole country
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
just a minute; small quantity
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
conference room; council room
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
summary; digest; outline; abstract
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
while; during; while; although; all; both
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to step forward; to volunteer
tone (of voice); manner of talking
direct control; direct supervision
General Staff Headquarters
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
country; territory; domain; realm