boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
on the occasion of; at the time of
name; given name; first name
same family (race, tribe)
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
competent; suitable; qualified
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to attack; to assault; to assail
optimism; taking an optimistic view
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
complete change; about-face
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
negotiations; discussions; connection
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to write down; to record; to register
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
making practical; making useful; implementing
all present; all concerned; all of us
castle (in place names); castle; fortress