partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
messenger; envoy; emissary
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
android; artificial human; robot
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
estimate (of costs); budget
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
that country; (arch.) nirvana
reopening; resumption; restarting
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
the place for; the time for; the level of
demonstration; manifestation; protest
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to press a question; to cross-examine
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up