occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
political measures; policy
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
on the occasion of; at the time of
indirection; indirectness
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
preservation; retainment; keeping
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
form; shape; figure; visage
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to mow; to reap; to harvest
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
headquarters; head office; main office
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
president (of a society); chairman
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for