to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
war; fighting; fierce competition
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
major powers of the world; great powers
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
accomplishment; execution
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
instant; moment; for an instant
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
touching; moving; painful
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
such; this sort of; like this
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
restoration; repair; mending
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch