member nation; member state; signatory
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
government management; state management
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
serious; not joking; straight
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to brave a danger; to take a risk
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
older sister; elder sister
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest