front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
one large ...; a great ...
domestic affairs; internal administration
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
society; company; the public; the world
even though it is not; despite not
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to wring the neck; to strangle
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
half-sibling (with a different mother)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
complete; whole; perfect; safe
reason; cause; history; origin
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
right of access; access permission; access right
censorship; inspection; examination
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction