stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
leader; authority; mainstay
successively; one after another
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
founder of a religious sect
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
rave reviews; extremely high praise
recuperation; medical treatment
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
that country; (arch.) nirvana
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
survivor's pension or annuity
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
of course; certainly; naturally