to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
foreign; abroad; overseas
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
printing; impression; issue
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
successor; replacement; second wife
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
publicity or advertising expenses
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to withstand; to be able to endure
looking depressed; long face
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to make merry; to be festive
next term; next period; next version; next release
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind