erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
on one hand; on the other hand
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unfairness; injustice; partiality
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
pretension; conceit; hubris
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
democratization; democratisation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
political measures; policy
way (of doing); manner; method; means
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
video game (played on a home console)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to show signs of; to appear
huge; enormous; great big