each country; every country; various countries; all countries
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
otherwise; or else; if not
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
powerful person; influential person
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
our country; our land; one's own country
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be helpful; to be useful
settlement; solution; resolution
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
as usual; as is one's habit
putting a plan into operation