full portrait; whole aspect; full story
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
active; dynamic; behavioural
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
having said that; on the other hand
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to attract interest; to capture attention
Pegasus (star); Pegasus (winged horse in Greek mythology)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
propaganda work; propaganda efforts (maneuvers)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
dodgy dealings; monkey business
column; file; (vertical) line
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together; translation
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
moule; common (blue) mussel
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
paella (Spanish rice dish)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to rebuild; to reconstruct
feel when biting; manner of enunciation