violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
edict; ordinance; proclamation
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
estimate (of costs); budget
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
one's person; around one's person
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
increase in activity; activation
to threaten; to make threats
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
unimpressive; unimpressed
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
power; authority; influence
to shine in (light); to illuminate
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again