on bad terms; at loggerheads
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
moneylending; moneylender
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to win and advance to the next round
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
very likely; very probable
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
all times and places; all ages and countries
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
at a young age; while still young
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack