to ask; to enquire; to query
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
our country; our land; one's own country
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
reason; cause; circumstances
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
the place for; the time for; the level of
not worth doing; waste of effort
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
great war; great battle; world war
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business