internal (domestic) affairs
enhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
use; utilization; utilisation; application
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
older brother; elder brother
plural; multiple; several
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to toady; to be obsequious
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to gather; to collect; to assemble
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
various countries; various regions; various provinces
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
use; utility; profit; gain
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
cardinal (Catholic church)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
price; cost; value; worth; value
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago