to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
steady; firm; solid; secure
ability; capability; skill
same generation; one's generation
trust; confidence; credence
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
varistor; barista; barrister; ballista
with all one's strength; with all one's might
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
massing (of troops); gathering
direct control; direct supervision
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
rescue mission; evacuation operation
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
gossip; corner of the mouth