acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
race (of people); type of person
while; even though; despite
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
military personnel; soldier
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
going to the hospital for regular treatment
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
encounter; engagement; battle
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
night-vision scope; night scope
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
enemy territory; hostile place
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost