pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
People's Honour Award (honor); National Honour Award
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
small number; few; minority
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
massing (of troops); gathering
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
beforehand; in advance; previously
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
complete set; all; everything
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
ability; performance; efficiency