radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
a few years ago; some years back
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to hang (something) on the wall
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
since the dawn of history
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
only; merely; but; no more than
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early