to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to know (a person); to think
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to make a speech; to address
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
reopening; resumption; restarting
(the condition of) one's health
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect