retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
start; beginning; first step; clue
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
military history; military annals
Northern Territory (Australia)
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
minimization; minimisation
transshipment; reshipment
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to pay attention; to be watchful
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
as everyone knows; needless to point out
countries concerned (involved)
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
political measures; policy
opening up of a market; market liberalization
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
multinational; transnational
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby