to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
house built on sand; house of cards
alarming; worrisome; of concern
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
the front; honest; upright; decent
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
extremely talented; very gifted
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
belief; faith; conviction
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
national defence; national defense
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture