civil law (legal system); continental law
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
commander; commanding officer; CO
strategist; tactician; schemer
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
continental state (e.g. Australia)
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
unparalleled in Japan, China and India
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
our country; our land; one's own country
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
opinion; intention; thought
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to talk to oneself; to mutter
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
military service; combat experience
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to live through; to survive
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have