invitation; introduction; temptation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
disinheritance; disowning
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
messenger; envoy; emissary
custom; practice; convention; precedent
cooperation; collaboration
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
next term; next period; next version; next release
each nation; many nations; many countries
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity