painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
various countries; various regions; various provinces
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to palm off; to force a sale
cheap article; poor quality article
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
each nation; many nations; many countries
power balance; balance of power
complete change; about-face
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
and then; and so; and; so then
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to throw into; to toss into
as you see; as you can see
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary