advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
open; public; official; overt
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to ask a question; to ask questions
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
support; backing; aid; assistance
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
price reduction; discount
yearned for; longed for; missed
shopping basket; market basket
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner