abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
winner; victor; conqueror
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
historic; historical; traditional
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
armed might; military power; the sword; force
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
infant; baby; little child
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
pleased to make your acquaintance
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint