the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
obese body; corpulent physique
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
whistle (sound made with the lips)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
higher rank; better position
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
mask; disguise; guise; mask
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
big leakage; uncontained leak
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
minimum; at the very least
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
successively; one after another
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished