one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
oral medicine; internal medicine
serious condition; critical condition
fake; something false; sham; deception
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
authenticity; credibility
lack of information; data deficiency
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
sex slave; sexual slavery
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking