preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
study; diligence; discount; reduction
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
the reverse; other side; lining
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
pre-war days; before the war
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
development project (program, programme, plan)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
around the world; throughout the world
main theater of war; principal battlefield