status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
number of copies; circulation
government or official circles; official quarters
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
diligent; absorbed (in something)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
pro-government newspaper; newspaper that curries favour with the government
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
undergoing training; learning
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to give an impression; to make an impression
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
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different newspaper (esp. by a different publisher); another newspaper
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
complete change; about-face
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
guess; conjecture; surmise
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
standardization; standardisation
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne; to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes