generation; the world; the age
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to get one's head around; to think about
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to see through; to see the true nature of something
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
a few years ago; some years back
postwar period; period after Second World War
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
subversion (of the state)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
event; phenomenon; matter
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
important person; strategic person; key figure
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
plural; multiple; several