prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
society; public; community; social studies
ordinary citizen; the general public
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
few decades; many decades; several decades
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
father; dad; husband; you; he
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
selection; choice; picking out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean