field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
way out; means to escape; escape route
to launch a surprise attack
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
final; eventual; ultimate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
absence; disregard; indifference
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
woman; female; feminine gender
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
presence; sitting with; being with
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
belief; faith; conviction
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
preference; priority; precedence
anyone can see that; it's obvious that