continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
various countries; various regions; various provinces
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
our country; our land; one's own country
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
certainly; surely; definitely
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
people; men and women; each person; everybody
honor; honour; credit; prestige
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
besides; furthermore; moreover
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
progress; advance; improvement; development
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
intelligence; discernment
and (also); both ... and; as well as
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of