clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(how) many times; (how) often
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be prolonged; to drag on
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Lugia (Pokemon character)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
very; much; greatly; a lot of
complication; confusion; disorder
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
looking on; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
wherein; therein; thereinto