sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
selection; choice; picking out
estimate (of costs); budget
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
comparatively; relatively
news; word; tidings; omen
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
the following week; the next week
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
preparations for a journey
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time