people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
commencing with; including
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
reaching; attaining; arrival
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
together with; same; both; all; including ...
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
government; administration
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
society; public; community; social studies
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
around the world; throughout the world
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
war; fighting; fierce competition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation