whole nation; whole land; whole country
(political) power; authority; influence
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
observation; survey; watching
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
mental; spiritual; emotional
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
not necessarily so; is not always true
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
endurance; perseverance; patience
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
price; cost; value; worth; value
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour