praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
tedious; boring; being fed up with
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
cabinet (of a government); ministry
benefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
dismissal (from a position); discharge
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
wholesale arrest; round-up
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
punishment; judgement; judgment
center; centre; metropolis
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
place of dispatch; place of origin
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
match declared drawn due to injury
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)