heat haze; shimmer of hot air
breaking off an engagement
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
again (and again); once again; yet again
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
surface of a board or record
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
word game; wordplay; playing with words
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
collective responsibility; joint liability