habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
at a stroke; with a single swoop
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
industrial complex; industrial park
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
relations between Taiwan and China
resolution; vote; decision
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to refer to; to use as reference
seventh day of the month; seven days
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
Defense Intelligence Agency (USA)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding