national road; national highway
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
detour; diversion; alternative route
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
restoration; repair; mending
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be entwined; to be involved
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
even if not; even without
recommendation; referral; endorsement
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
on bad terms; at loggerheads
cooking; food preparation
value to society; raison d'être; existence value