ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
emotional scars; mental trauma
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
ability; capability; skill
our country; our land; one's own country
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
that is to say; so that means
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
wife and children; (arch.) wife
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently