stack; pushdown list; pushdown stack; stuck
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
Invasion of Normandy (June-July 1944); Normandy Invasion
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to perceive; to understand
northwestern part; the northwest
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to turn against; to become an enemy
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to appease; to suppress; to calm
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
to appease; to suppress; to calm
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
maintaining the status quo