selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
housing district; residential district
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
serious look (on one's face); straight face
exemption; exoneration; discharge
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
exactly as stated; verbatim
tacit; unspoken; implicit
somehow; for some reason or other
good person; virtuous person
general; popular; common; typical
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
struggle (for); scramble; contest
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability