to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
understood; I see; OK; present; here
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
it's been a long time; long time no see
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
arrest; apprehension; capture
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
public transportation; public transport
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey