to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
port city; harbour city; harbor city
factory; plant; mill; workshop
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
autonomy; right of self-government
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
to face on; to look out on to
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored