various foreign countries; several foreign countries
each place; various places
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
without warning or notice
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
capable of anything; liable to do
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
executives; top management; governing body
to become pale; to turn pale
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
serious; severe; grave; acute
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
world economy; international economy
presence (impressive quality)
People's Republic of China
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
still; even now; to this day
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife