duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
head; leader; prime minister
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
when it becomes; when it comes to
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
in succession; one after another
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to be smeared; to be covered
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to lose sight of; to miss
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus