supply; provision; raising; procurement
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
all you want; as much as one wants
almost every day; almost daily
writing; composition; essay; sentence
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to be intimate with; to befriend
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
attendance; presence; appearance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
outward appearance; looks
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction