usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
early (days); initial stage; initial
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
among countries; between countries
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
(political) power; authority; influence
there being no use in arguing (about it)
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
those (near the second person)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
although I say; although one might say; although called
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
simply; merely; only; solely
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to examine someone's expression
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air