to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
power map; power structure; power relationships
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale