foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
organizational capability; organisational capability
leadership skill; leadership ability
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to triumph; to be elated with success
that's too bad; too bad for you!
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
intimidation; threat; bluster
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to run about; to rush about
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
consists of; comprises; is made up of
national assembly (esp. France)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
enactment; establishment; creation
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects