labor; labour; work; Labour Party
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
armed might; military power; the sword; force
direct descent; direct line
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
next generation; future generation
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
physical strength; muscle strength
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
infant; baby; little child
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign