military gains; war results; fruit of battle
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
quitting while one is ahead
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to move (house); to change residence
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
most part; greater part; majority
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
somehow; for some reason or other
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
in this manner; in this way; like this
depending on; dependent on
declaration of war; proclamation of war
fair and square; open and aboveboard
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
to torment; to torture; to harass
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make a fist; to clench one's fist