(former) Eastern Bloc countries
to thrust before; to thrust at
serious; severe; grave; acute
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
succession; continuation; series; sequence
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
food crisis; food-supply crisis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative
leader; guide; mentor; coach
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to repeat; to do something over again
military authorities; army circles
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pistol; handgun; revolver
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening