depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
world's first; first in the world
security; stability; safety; peace
to look down on; to make light of
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
recovery; undoing; recall
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
separation; farewell; parting
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)