appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
subject; national; citizen
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
vitality; energy; dynamism
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
technical; technological; practical
reform; reformation; reorganization
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to have a long life; to live a long time
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
the same generation; coeval