every place; various places
property; fortune; means; assets
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to sell off; to sell completely
this is why; this means; it is the case that
national crisis; national disaster
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
intention; idea; inclination; wish
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
carriage; movement (of the body)
interference; meddling; butting in
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
opinion; intention; thought
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
no!; no no!; no, not at all
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
for a while; for some time; for a period
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt