airport site; adjacent to airport
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to waste time; to kill time
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
research investigation; research survey
to fulfill one's responsibility
to wait for an opportunity
advent of a golden opportunity
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
lacking talent or ability
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
lookout post; observation point
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
backflip; backward somersault
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
still better; even better
it is no use crying over spilt milk
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
our country; our land; one's own country
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise