water sprinkler truck; street washer
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
calamity; disaster; misfortune
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
region; limits; stage; level
dominion; territory; possession
international; diplomatic intercourse
emergency aid (e.g. disaster relief); humanitarian aid
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
western edge (e.g. of city); west side