local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
failed student; student required to repeat a year
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
classification; categorization; sorting
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be prolonged; to drag on
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
placed in commission; entering servitude
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
civilian control (of the military)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to surround; to crowd around
imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War; portrait or photo of a person of high rank
to parade; to march; to walk in procession