malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory); to lay the basis for
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
split; division; break up
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
time; season; period; phase; stage
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
expressing one's mind; speaking out
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
multiplication table; times table
duty; function; office; mission; task
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
proposal; motion; recommendation
country with a high level of culture
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
Leapman; Liebmann; Liepmann
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to be worried; to be troubled
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort