(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
outsider; someone outside of a group
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
strengthening of relations
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to speak; to say; to vocalize
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
national defence; national defense
developed country; advanced country
disregard for human rights
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns