international law; law of nations
U.S. forces; American military
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
pressure; oppression; suppression
reopening; resumption; restarting
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
clergyman; churchman; clergy
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
aging; wearing out; deterioration
beyond this point; from now on; after this
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
tail (animal); tail end; tip
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
long ago; already; a long time ago
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
sentiment; sentimentality
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework