antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
agreement; stipulation; contract
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
our country; our land; one's own country
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
a cut above; one step above
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
correction; revision; amendment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
laboratory animal; experimental animal
defense; defence; protection
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
armour (e.g. tank); armor
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
in the city; within the city
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)