baton (of command); order; command; direction
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
sense of values; values; value system
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
hard to get; hard to come by
banknote; bill; note; paper money
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
without; but if; otherwise; or else
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
fast approach; quick intimacy
military authorities; army circles
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
participation; joining; entry; adherence
system; institution; organization; organisation
change; alteration; modification
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
reform; reformation; reorganization
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
after that; afterwards; thereafter
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
competent; suitable; qualified