future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
hardships; privations; difficulties
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
using as an intermediary; through
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
suited figure; person in a suit
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
independent; responsible; active; subjective
related to; in relation to
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
un-; non-; negative prefix
lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
authority; power; function
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
government; administration
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
popular will; will of the people
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance