equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
decrease; reduction; decline
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
one by one; one at a time; in turn
election; selection; choice
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
simmer; bubble out; flow out
how many times; how often
commandant; commanding officer; general
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
behind; in the rear; in back
spring day; spring sunlight
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
just the other day; quite recently
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
accurate; correct; precise; exact
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
without thinking of the consequences
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
push-up (exercise); press-up
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
instead; but (on the other hand)