at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
infrastructure improvement
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to start; to begin; to commence
countries concerned (involved)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
northwestern part; the northwest
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
resonance; sympathetic vibration
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to whine; to make feeble complaints
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
remnants of a defeated army
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour