political measures; policy
dictatorship; despotic government
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to try to do; to attempt to do
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(political) administration; political power
transfer; assignment; conveyance
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
internationalization; internationalisation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
giving; provision; furnishing
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
in proportion to; just as much as
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding