large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
suffrage; the right to vote
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
study; diligence; discount; reduction
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
important person; strategic person; key figure
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
father; dad; husband; you; he
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
report card; result sheet
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to complain; to lodge a complaint
finally; in the end; on top of all that
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
social; societal; societary
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)