country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
forbearance; omission; nonfeasance; inaction
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
slightly early; just before
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
of course; certainly; naturally
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation