matchless; unequalled; unequaled
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
mountain range; mountain belt
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
national border; provincial border
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in unison; as one; united
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
strong-willed; strong of heart
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
soldier; combatant; warrior
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
recommendation; referral; endorsement
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character