prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
with hands in pockets; idleness
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
please sit down; please have a seat
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
open; public; official; overt
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
adverse circumstances; adversity
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to have a bitter experience
ignorant of the ways of the world
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have (esp. sex, food, etc.)
laws and regulations; legislation
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
way of speaking; intimation
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly