collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
degree of familiarity; popularity
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
rising; ascending; climbing
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
very hungry; starving; ravenous
starvation; famine; hunger
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sharp increase; sudden rise
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to press a question; to cross-examine
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
whole nation; whole land; whole country
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
declaration of war; proclamation of war
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
defense; defence; protection
position; location; base; point; site
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives