20 years old; (arch.) twenty
world record; establishing a world record (in)
to establish; to formulate
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
present; current; in operation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic