concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
this (very thing); this precisely
political affairs; all phases of government
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
instability; insecurity; crankiness
birth; creation; formation
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
slope; slanting surface; bevel
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
horizontal plane; level surface
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
body; physical system; (the) person
perception; sensing; noticing
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
unsettled (fine and cloudy) weather
unusually; uncharacteristically
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
trusting too much; overestimating ability
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(physical) growth; development
beginning of the year; the oldest person
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
like this; this sort; this way
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring