major powers of the world; great powers
function; facility; faculty; feature
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
calamity; disaster; misfortune
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
this (very thing); this precisely
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
by sheer strength; by brute force
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
declaration of war; proclamation of war
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
error; mistake; slip; bug
probability; likelihood; chances
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
at the last moment; this late in the game
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
living thing; living creature; animal; life
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
price; cost; value; worth; value
ability; performance; efficiency
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris