it's none of your business; it's not your concern
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
successive generations; successive emperors
extermination; expulsion; destruction
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
self-examination; reflection
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
long-awaited; much-awaited
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(political) administration; political power
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
adoption; selection; choice
peace conference; peace negotiations
number of times; frequency; count