national character; regional character
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
future; possible; potential; prospective
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
maintaining the status quo
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
endemic disease; local disease
representative; exemplary; model
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to overcharge; to rip off
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to be prolonged; to drag on
calamity; disaster; misfortune
enemy territory; hostile place
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
even if; even though; however; no matter how
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
chief; main; principal; important