timewise; temporal; chronal
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
commencing with; including
to have troubles; to have concerns
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
matter causing distress; something causing worry
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
thoroughly; through and through
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
our country; our land; one's own country
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
Europe and America; the West
import; importation; introduction; afferent
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to lay the foundation (for)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
opinion; intention; thought
probity check; background investigation
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
appeal; call for something; request; axiom