activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
main cause; primary factor
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
preference; priority; precedence
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to bring; to take; to bring about
nothing but; none other than
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
control; management (e.g. of a business)
university town; college town
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to increase; to add to; to augment
three; three years of age
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
great cause; moral law; justice
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
power; authority; jurisdiction