economic superpower; economic powerhouse
to harm; to cause harm to
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
influence; effect; impact
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
self-righteousness; self-justified
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
individual; private person; personal; natural person
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
interior; inside; internal
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
system; institution; organization; organisation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
spy; secret agent; spying
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman