the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
war situation; progress of a battle
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
on the sea; surface of the sea
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
8000; eight thousand; many
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
impossible; unlikely; improbable
please; somehow or other; one way or another
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
such; like that; that sort of; very
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR