owner; possessor; holder; carrier
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
extremely; terrifically; super
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
hedge; fence; border; limit
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
reduction of armaments; disarmament
restraint; restriction; control; check
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
complicated and mysterious
simple and clear; plain and simple
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to force someone out of the ring
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)