stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
high ground; plateau; heights
river; stream; River; the ... river
disputed territory; conflict area
armaments; military preparations
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
ability; capability; skill
admiration; wonder; astonishment
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
round; spherical; circular
since then; from that time; ever since
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade
co-existence and co-prosperity
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
to move (house); to change residence
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
preparatory phase; preparatory period
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
having said that; be that as it may
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)